Wryneck

noun

/ˈɹaɪnɛk/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

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

2.nounA twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles; torticollis.

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