wry·neck (r  n k )n. 1. Either of two small Old World woodpeckers (Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis), having a sharply pointed bill and the habit of twisting the head and neck into contortions. 2. a. See torticollis. b. A person with torticollis. |
wryneck [ˈraɪˌnɛk]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two cryptically coloured Old World woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis, which do not drum on trees
2. (Medicine / Pathology) another name for torticollis
3. (Medicine / Pathology) Informal a person who has a twisted neck
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| Noun | 1. |  wryneck - an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contractedabnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
| 2. |  wryneck - Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neckpeckerwood, woodpecker, pecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects genus Jynx, Jynx - wrynecks |
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