عنق

المُعَنَّقَةُ ذ , (thus in the O,) or ↓ المُعَنِّقَةُ, like مُحَدِّثَة, thus in the copies of the K, but correctly with kesr to the م, [app. ↓ المِعْنَقَةُ,] pl. مَعَانِقُ, (TA,) A certain small creeping thing; (O, K, TA;) AHát says that المَعَانِقُ signifies [ the small creeping things called ] مُقَرِّضَاتُ الأَسَاقِى [ that gnaw holes in the skins used for water or milk ], having neck-rings (أَطْوَاق), [app. white marks round the neck, for it is added,] with a whiteness in their necks. (TA.)