noun Date: 1585 either of two Old World woodpeckers ( Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis ) that differ from the typical woodpeckers in having soft tail feathers and a peculiar manner of writhing the neck, torticollis
WRYNECK
Meaning of WRYNECK in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012