ring-necked
[ ring-nekt ]
/ ˈrɪŋˌnɛkt /
adjective Zoology.
having a ring of distinctive color around the neck.
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Origin of ring-necked
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby ring-necked
ring main, ring man, ringmaster, Ring Nebula, ringneck, ring-necked, ring-necked duck, ring-necked pheasant, ringneck snake, ring off, Ring of Fire
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Example sentences from the Web for ring-necked
The only kinds known were the ring-necked lory and the common red and green lorikeet, both common at Amboyna.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell WallaceThe garter and ring-necked snakes wear Eve's wedding-ring as a collar.
How Girls Can Help Their Country|Juliette LowThe copperhead, garter snakes, and ring-necked snakes all collapsed at temperatures near 41.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. FitchBut the most conspicuous and interesting of all these lawn birds are the ring-necked plovers, or killdeers.
Under the Maples|John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for ring-necked
ring-necked
adjective
(of animals, esp certain birds and snakes) having a band of distinctive colour around the neck
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