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English → English (gcide) Definition: ring-necked plover Ringneck \Ring"neck`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus [AE]gialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover ([AE]gialitis semipalmata ) and the piping plover ([AE]gialitis meloda ) are common North American species. Called also ring plover, and ring-necked plover. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) The ring-necked duck. [1913 Webster]