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ringneck 音标拼音: [r'ɪŋn ,ɛk] n. 颈部有色环围绕的鸟类 Scaup \ Scaup\ ( sk[ add] p), n. [ See { Scalp} a bed of oysters or mussels.] 1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [ Scot.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) A scaup duck. See below. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) The ring- necked duck. [ 1913 Webster]
Ring- necked \ Ring"- necked`\, a. ( Zool.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. [ 1913 Webster] { 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}. [ 1913 Webster]
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