radio collar

noun

: a collar with an attached radio transmitter that is put on an animal so that its movements in its natural habitat can be remotely monitored
radio-collar
ˈrā-dē-ō-ˈkä-lər How to pronounce radio collar (audio)
transitive verb

Examples of radio collar in a Sentence

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The wolves had been fitted with radio collars that allowed the wolf project team to track their location. — Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025 Officials wrote in a post shared to Facebook that researchers placed a radio collar on the cub's mother during this year's capture season. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 After releasing the bears, the team tracked their whereabouts with GPS radio collars, designed to last for more than a year, which send signals as long as a bear keeps moving. — Bysofia Quaglia, science.org, 1 July 2024 In 1981, the state began capturing panthers to check their health, administer vaccines, take genetic samples and fit them with radio collars to track them. — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for radio collar

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radio collar was in 1964

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“Radio collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20collar. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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