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ring-necked parakeet

ring-necked parakeet

7.8
A large green parrot with a ring of colour around its neck
  • noun
translation icon : periquito de cuello anillado
  • The ring-necked parakeet is known for its bright green feathers and distinctive neck ring.

Examples

  • A flock of ring-necked parakeets was spotted in the city park early this morning.

  • Many people enjoy keeping the ring-necked parakeet as a pet because of its playful nature.

  • Look at that ring-necked parakeet!

  • I saw a ring-necked parakeet!

  • A flock of ring-necked parakeets was spotted in the city park early this morning.

  • Many people enjoy keeping the ring-necked parakeet as a pet because of its playful nature.

  • The ring-necked parakeet is known for its bright green feathers and distinctive neck ring.

Synonyms

parakeet
vsring-necked parakeet
26 1.8

A small thin bird with a long tail often kept as a pet

is a larger green species with a neck ring not a generic pet bird
Psittacula krameri
vsring-necked parakeet
  • Specialized
9.9

A green parakeet from Africa and South Asia with a pale ring on the adult male's neck

is the everyday common name for that same species
Psittacula
vsring-necked parakeet
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of parrots that includes bright ringnecked parakeets from Africa and Asia

is one specific species within that broader genus
ringneck
vsring-necked parakeet
6.5

A green parrot kept as a pet with a colored ring around its neck

is the wider Afro-Asian green species rather than only the Indian variant

Surface Forms

ring-necked parakeet singular
ring-necked parakeets plural

Morphology

ring-necked + parakeet

The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'ring-necked' can be parsed as 'having a ring around the neck' and 'parakeet' is a small parrot, so the phrase denotes a parakeet with a ring around its neck. This adjectival + noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Ring-necked parakeet is a name that comes from the bird's look: it has a clear ring of color around the neck. That's why the name means this green 'parakeet'.