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Definition of Ringneck

1. n. Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus Ægialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover (Æ. semipalmata) and the piping plover (Æ. meloda) are common North American species. Called also ring plover, and ring-necked plover.

Definition of Ringneck

1. a bird having a ring of color around the neck [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ringneck

1. 1. Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus aegialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover (ae. Semipalmata) and the piping plover (ae. Meloda) are common North American species. Synonym: ring plover, and ring-necked plover. 2. The ring-necked duck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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