wryneck

wry·neck (r

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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.

a. See torticollis.

b. A person with torticollis.

wryneck [ˈraɪˌnɛk]

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

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	wryneck - an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted torticollis abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
	2.	wryneck - Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck peckerwood, 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

Translations

wryneck [ˈraɪnek] N → torcecuello m

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Bird
Cuckoo maid
Emmet hunter
family Picidae
genus Jynx
jinx
jinxed
Jynx
Long-tongue
Mackerel bird
Nile bird
Peabird
pecker
peckerwood
Pici
Picidae
Summer bird
Tonguebird
torticollis

A late wryneck was ringed on Bardsey, wheatears were also late summer migrants here and at Foryd Bay.

bird notes by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

The 91-year-old was one of just eight men who managed to escape as both the Dutch SS Slamat and then the British HMS Wryneck were lost in the Greek Mediterranean.

George to tell tale of tragedy; WORLD WAR VET: Brummie was just one ... by Birmingham Mail (England)

In a statement, the German-based Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS), said numerous endangered species such as Golden Oriole, Hoopoe, Wryneck, Collared Flycatcher and even two owls were freed from traps.

Bird activists remove over 2,000 lime sticks by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

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