: having a neck especially of a specified kind—often used in combination
long-necked
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Recent Examples on the WebEqually unusual were a white ibis in Quincy and a lingering black-necked stilt at Nantucket.BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 The larger species behaved like a heron, a long-necked bird that wades through water, Gizmodo reports. Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021 One Portuguese property owner came across fragments of fossilized dinosaur in his backyard, when construction work revealed the chest bones of a towering sauropod -- a long-necked, plodding plant eater. Ashley Strickland And Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 This group of long-necked, four-legged herbivores, such as the celebrated species Apatosaurus and Brachiosaurus, included the largest creatures to ever walk the planet. Riley Black, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2022 The raylike accompaniment emanated from a long-necked harp called the kora, plucked by a brawny monk in the choir’s front row. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Most hummingbird species aren’t afraid to pick a fight, and white-necked jacobins, which range from Mexico to Brazil, are no exception. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2021 There are even two body types of plesiosaurs, because the long-necked ones that inspired Nessie are joined by more powerful ones with shorter necks. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 There’s an excellent chance of seeing black-necked cranes in the Gangtey Valley between late October and mid-February, sometimes longer. Johanna Read, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 See More