ringneck

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ringneck - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scaup \Scaup\ (sk[add]p), n. [See Scalp a bed of oysters or
     mussels.]
     1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.]
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     2. (Zool.) A scaup duck. See below.
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     Scaup duck (Zool.), any one of several species of northern
        ducks of the genus Aythya, or Fuligula. The adult
        males are, in large part, black. The three North American
        species are: the greater scaup duck (Aythya marila, var.
        nearctica), called also broadbill, bluebill,
        blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl, and raft  duck
        ; the lesser scaup duck (Aythya affinis), called
        also little bluebill, river broadbill, and shuffler;
        the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck (Aythya  collaris
        ), called also black jack, ringneck,
        ringbill, ringbill shuffler, etc. See Illust. of
        Ring-necked duck, under Ring-necked. The common
        European scaup, or mussel, duck (Aythya marila), closely
        resembles the American variety.
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  Ringneck \Ring"neck`\, n.
     1. (Zool.) 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 (Aegialitis semipalmata)
        and the piping plover (Aegialitis meloda) are common
        North American species. Called also ring plover, and
        ring-necked plover.
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     2. (Zool.) The ring-necked duck.
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  Ring-necked \Ring"-necked`\, a. (Zool.)
     Having a well defined ring of color around the neck.
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     Ring-necked duck (Zool.), an American scaup duck (Aythya  collaris
        ). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male
        are black, and a narrow, but conspicuous, red ring
        encircles the neck. This ring is absent in the female.
        Called also ring-neck, ring-necked blackhead,
        ringbill, tufted duck, and black jack.
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