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wryneck
[ rahy-nek ]
/ ˈraɪˌnɛk /
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noun
Informal.
- torticollis.
- a person having torticollis.
any of several small Old World climbing birds of the subfamily Jynginae, of the woodpecker family, noted for the peculiar habit of twisting the head and neck.
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wryneck
/ (ˈraɪˌnɛk) /
noun
either of two cryptically coloured Old World woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis, which do not drum on trees
another name for torticollis
informal a person who has a twisted neck
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