ring-necked

• POS: Adjective

CIDE DICTIONARY

ring-necked, a. 

 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.