Wryneck Synonyms & Definitions

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• WryneckDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) 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. (n.) 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 cuckoos mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.

• WryneckedDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called wryneck.