Definitions for: Wryneck

[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

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: torticollis

See Also: abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality, genus Jynx, Jynx, pecker, peckerwood, woodpecker

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