hindneck

noun

hindneck

noun

Etymology From hind + neck.

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Ornithology The 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

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