المُعَنَّقَةُ

, (thus in the O,) or ↓ المُعَنِّقَةُ, like مُحَدِّثَة, thus in the copies of the K, but correctly with kesr to the م, [apparently ↓ المِعْنَقَةُ,] plural 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), [apparently white marks round the neck, for it is added,] with a whiteness in their necks. (TA.)