Definition of wryneck Wryneck

wry•neck

We found 7 definitions of wryneck from 4 different sources.

What does wryneck mean?

Noun Plural: wrynecks
wryneck - Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
		peckerwood, woodpecker, pecker bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
wryneck - an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
		torticollis

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wryneck (Noun)
Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis , of the Old World that can turn their heads almost 180 degrees.
wryneck (Noun)
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; torticollis.

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.
wryneck (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 cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.