Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a long, snakelike neck.
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Examples
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Only a single turtle species is found in this hotspot, the recently described McCord's sideneck turtle or Roti Island snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi, CR).
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Individually, you could almost mistake them for dogs (snake-necked, rat-headed ones).
A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992
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Johanna no longer thought of most packs as gangs of snake-necked rats.
A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992
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He closed the book, shoved the snake-necked Tensor light aside.
The Metrognome and other Stories Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1990
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And these carcasses, for the most part, answer very well to the characteristic propensity: they are a squareheaded and snake-necked generation, broad in the shoulder, deep in the chest, and thin in the flank, carrying no lumber.
Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971
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Check this mini snake-necked turtle out, he's getting all Gary Coleman on yer asses:
Cute Overload Meg 2010
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