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单词 ring-necked
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ring-necked

[ ring-nekt ]
/ ˈrɪŋˌnɛkt /

adjective Zoology.

having a ring of distinctive color around the neck.

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 Wallace
  • The garter and ring-necked snakes wear Eve's wedding-ring as a collar.

    How Girls Can Help Their Country|Juliette Low
  • The copperhead, garter snakes, and ring-necked snakes all collapsed at temperatures near 41.

    Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch
  • But 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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