\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]. semipalmata}) and
   the piping plover ({[AE]. meloda}) are common North
   American species. Called also {ring plover}, and
   {ring-necked plover}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The ring-necked duck.