WRYNECK


Meaning of WRYNECK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrī-ˌnek ]

noun

Date: 1585

1. : 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

2. : torticollis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.