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ring-neck

ring-neck adjective: having a colored ring or rings around the neck; said of animal species.

Adjective

ring-neck (not comparable)

  1. Having a colored ring or rings around the neck; said of animal species.
    Synonyms:
    ring-necked

Synonyms of ring-neck

  • ring-necked

Origin of ring-neck

From ring + neck.

Questions about ring-neck

What does ring-neck mean?
Ring-neck means having a colored ring or rings around the neck; said of animal species.
What part of speech is ring-neck?
Ring-neck is an adjective.

Words near ring-neck in the dictionary

  1. ring-lights
  2. ring-lock
  3. ring-locks
  4. ring-man
  5. ring-men
  6. ring-neck
  7. ring-necked duck
  8. ring-necked ducks
  9. ring-necked lizard
  10. ring-necked lizards
  11. ring-necked parakeet

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