hindneck

English

Etymology

hind +‎ neck

Noun

hindneck (plural hindnecks)

1. (ornithology) The area just below the nape of the neck (of a bird).
   • 2010, Shorebirds (John Marchant, Peter Hayman, Tony Prater), page 56:

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