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
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