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/ring"nek'/, n.a ring-necked animal.[1785-95, Amer.; RING1 + NECK]
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Ringneck — Ring neck , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus {[AE]gialitis}, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover ({[AE]gialitis… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ringneck — ☆ ringneck [riŋ′nek΄ ] n. a ring necked bird, snake, etc … English World dictionary
ringneck — Scaup Scaup (sk[add]p), n. [See {Scalp} a bed of oysters or mussels.] 1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A scaup duck. See below. [1913 Webster] {Scaup duck} (Zo[ o]l.), any one of several species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ringneck — /ˈrɪŋnɛk/ (say ringnek) noun 1. any of various birds having a ring of distinctive colour about the neck, as the ring necked pheasant, the mallard, etc. 2. → ringneck parrot. {ring1 + neck} …
ringneck snake — ☆ ringneck snake n. any of a genus (Diadophis) of small colubrid snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck, common throughout North America: also ring necked snake … English World dictionary
ringneck parrot — /ˌrɪŋnɛk ˈpærət / (say .ringnek paruht) noun the endemic Australian parrot, Barnardius zonarius, mostly green and having a bright yellow collar, though colouration varies among the four subspecies. See Cloncurry parrot, mallee ringneck, Port… …
ringneck snake — noun any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck • Syn: ↑ring necked snake, ↑ring snake • Hypernyms: ↑colubrid snake, ↑colubrid • Member Holonyms: ↑Diadophis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ringneck — noun Date: 1791 a ring necked animal … New Collegiate Dictionary
ringneck — noun Any of several unrelated birds that have a ringed neck … Wiktionary
ringneck — noun a bird with a ring of colour round the neck, especially a common pheasant with a white neck ring. Derivatives ring necked adjective … English new terms dictionary
