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wrynecks

wrynecks is the plural of wryneck.

Meaning of wryneck

Noun

wryneck (plural wrynecks)

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

Phrases with wrynecks

Questions about wrynecks

What is wrynecks the plural of?
Wrynecks is the plural of wryneck.

Words near wrynecks in the dictionary

  1. wryly
  2. wrymouth
  3. wrymouths
  4. wryneck
  5. wrynecked
  6. wrynecks
  7. wryness
  8. wrynesses
  9. wrytail
  10. Wrythe
  11. wrythen

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