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wryneck meaning in Tamil

கழுத்துப் பிடிப்பு

/ˈɹaɪnɛk/

wryneck in Tamil: கழுத்துப் பிடிப்பு, திருகுக்கழுத்து. In English, wryneck means either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.

Tamil words for wryneck

கழுத்துப் பிடிப்பு, திருகுக்கழுத்து

English meaning of wryneck

  1. noun Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
  2. 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.

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Questions about wryneck in Tamil

What is the meaning of wryneck in Tamil?
Wryneck in Tamil is கழுத்துப் பிடிப்பு, திருகுக்கழுத்து.
wryneck என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Wryneck: கழுத்துப் பிடிப்பு, திருகுக்கழுத்து.
What does wryneck mean in English?
Wryneck means either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: wryneck (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: wryneck (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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