necked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of necked
Example Sentences
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Sauropods were long necked, long tailed plant eaters that grew into the largest animals ever to walk on land, yet their earliest life stages were small, exposed, and highly vulnerable.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
“Oh, he’s necked it,” Sir Nick Faldo accurately told American TV viewers.
From BBC • May 13, 2024
Long necked animals, such as giraffes, need to pump blood upward from the heart against gravity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Mike McNerney of Carbondale, Illinois, an authority on necked discoids, believes they are a corruption of the classic Celtic cross, with the ends of the cross being dropped from the design.
From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2015
Mrs. Byrne says, and I realize that she is talking about my necklace, which is usually hidden by my high- necked dresses.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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