hindneck

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noun

The area just below the nape of the neck (of a bird).

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Meanings

nounhindneck (plural hindnecks)

plural hindnecks

  1. biologyThe area just below the nape of the neck (of a bird).

    In this race, crown, nape and hindneck are always black.

    2010, Shorebirds (John Marchant, Peter Hayman, Tony Prater), page 56

Origin

From hind + neck.

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APA

hindneck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindneck

MLA

“hindneck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindneck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hindneck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindneck.

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