English Explanatory Dictionary

wryneck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪnɛk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wryneck.wav

Word forms

wryneck wrynecks

Etymology

From wry + neck.

Synonyms

mackerel bird torticollis
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