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🐦 A gamebird 🐍 A small snake 🦜 A pet parrot 🟢 A ringed animal
ringneck

ringneck

6.5
A green parrot kept as a pet with a colored ring around its neck
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪŋˌnɛk/
translation icon : cotorra de collar
  • The pet shop had a beautiful ringneck parrot that would mimic words and phrases, much to the delight of everyone who visited.

Examples

  • A flock of ringnecks visited the garden, as they did every day, calling to each other, swooping down like an emerald cloud.

  • She adopted an Indian ringneck parakeet, known for its vibrant feathers and playful personality.

  • He backed the van up to the loading dock, thinking of Maura's Indian ringneck parakeet, who imitated the backing-up beep of her neighborhood's garbage truck.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

parrot
vsringneck
79 1.0

A brightly colored tropical bird with a short hooked beak that can copy human speech

is a specific species with a colored neck ring and common pet use
poll parrot
vsringneck
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A tame bird often kept as a pet that can copy human speech

is a particular species usually noted for its colored neck ring
ring-necked parakeet
vsringneck
7.8

A large green parrot with a ring of colour around its neck

is kept commonly as a pet and noted for its colored neck ring

Compounds

ringneck snake
  • US
7.2

A small snake that is not poisonous with a yellow or orange ring around its neck

Surface Forms

ringneck singular
ringnecks plural

Morphology

ringneck = ring + neck (transparent) = ring + neck

Refers to a parrot identified by a colored ring on its neck; components plainly describe the feature.

Etymology

Ringneck comes from ring ('a circular band') and neck ('the part between the head and body'). The Indian ringneck parrot has a coloured ring like a tiny 'necklace', so the name points straight to that bright mark.