wryneck (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *wryneck*:
NOUN	state	wryneck, torticollis	an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
NOUN	animal	wryneck	Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck

English > *wryneck*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	An unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted.
Synonym	torticollis
Broader	abnormality, abnormalcy	An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
Spanish	torcecuello, tortícolis
Catalan	torticoli

English > *wryneck*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck.
Member of	Jynx, genus Jynx	wrynecks
Broader	woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker	bird with strong claws / claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
Spanish	jynx, torcecuello
Catalan	colltort, llengut, torcecoll

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