Meaning of WRYNECK
| Pronunciation: | | 'rI`nek
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- [n] Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
- [n] an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
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| | Synonyms: | | torticollis |
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| | See Also: | | abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality, genus Jynx, Jynx, pecker, peckerwood, woodpecker | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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