Canadian English Meaning of wryneck
Wryneck
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wryneck (n)
an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
wryneck (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.
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.
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Wryneck
an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted, Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of t
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wrymouth => Wrymouth, wryly => wryly, wrying => writhing, wrybill => Wrybill, wry face => Wry face,
