Wryneck

Meaning

Noun

●

In Woodpeckers:

Either of two small

woodpeckers

, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that

turn

their

heads

almost 180

degrees

when foraging.

●

In Medicine:

; a

in which the

by a

of one of the

; torticollis.

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

wryneck

English

neck

English

nekke

Middle English (1100-1500)

wry

English

wrien

Middle English (1100-1500)

wrigian

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

wryen

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

Etym

Synonyms

Mackerel Bird

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