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wryneck |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wryneck \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wryneck n 1: an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted [syn: {torticollis}] 2: Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
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