wryneck
/ˈɹaɪnɛk/
wryneck noun: either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
Noun
wryneck (plural wrynecks)
- Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- torticollis
wryneck meaning in Tamil and Punjabi
wryneck in Tamil
- கழுத்துப் பிடிப்பு, திருகுக்கழுத்து
wryneck in Punjabi
- wryneck
- ਸੱਪਣੀ sappaṇī
Synonyms of wryneck
Forms of wryneck
| plural | wrynecks |
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Origin of wryneck
From wry + neck.
Words formed from wryneck
Phrases with wryneck
Questions about wryneck
- What does wryneck mean?
- 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.
- What is wryneck in Tamil?
- Wryneck in Tamil is கழுத்துப் பிடிப்பு, திருகுக்கழுத்து. See Wryneck meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wryneck?
- Wryneck is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wryneck?
- Wryneck is pronounced /ˈɹaɪnɛk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of wryneck?
- The plural of wryneck is wrynecks.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wryneck (page history and authors); wryneck (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸੱਪਣੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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