About The Word Wryneck
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Wryneck
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What's The Definition Of Wryneck?
[n] Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
[n] an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted Synonyms | Synonyms for Wryneck: torticollis Related Terms | Find terms related to Wryneck: See Also | abnormal condition | abnormalcy | abnormality | genus Jynx | Jynx | pecker | peckerwood | woodpecker Wryneck In Webster's Dictionary \Wry"neck\, n. (Med.)
1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck
is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the
muscles of the neck; torticollis.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Old World birds
of the genus {Jynx}, allied to the woodpeckers;
especially, the common European species ({J. torguilla});
-- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in
different directions. Called also {cuckoo's mate},
{snakebird}, {summer bird}, {tonguebird}, and
{writheneck}.
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