JYNX

Meaning of JYNX in English

ˈjiŋ(k)s noun

Etymology: Latin iynx, from Greek

1. -es : wryneck

2. capitalized

[New Latin, from Latin iynx ]

: a genus of woodpeckers consisting of the wrynecks

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

JYNX — n. (Zoology) wryneck; bird of woodpecker family
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JYNX TORQUILLA — Eurasian wryneck, (European wryneck)
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
JYNX RUFICOLLIS — rufous-necked wryneck
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
WRYNECK — noun Date: 1585 either of two Old World woodpeckers ( Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis ) that differ from the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JINX — I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of jynx wryneck; from the use of wrynecks in witchcraft Date: 1911 one that brings …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JINX — I. ˈjiŋ(k)s noun ( -es ) Etymology: probably alter of jynx; from the wryneck's being used in witchcraft : something …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRYNECK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: wry (II) + neck 1. : any of various woodpeckers (genus Jynx ) that differ from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JYNGINE — ˈjinˌjīn, -njə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Jyng-, Jynx + English -ine : of or relating to the genus Jynx
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRYNECK — (n.) Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the …
Английский словарь Webster
WRYNECK — ( n. ) Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JINX — /jingks/ , n. 1. a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck. v.t. 2. to bring bad luck …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JINX — I. ˈjiŋ(k)s noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of jynx wryneck; from the use of wrynecks in witchcraft Date: 1911 : one …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRYNECK — noun Date: 1585 1. : either of two Old World woodpeckers ( Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis ) that differ …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRYNECK — noun a twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid …
Webster English vocab
WRYNECK — ■ noun 1》 a bird of the woodpecker family, with brown plumage and a habit of twisting its head backwards. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JINX — ■ noun a person or thing that brings bad luck. ■ verb bring bad luck to. Origin early 20th cent. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WRYNECK — [wry.neck] n (1585) 1: either of two Old World woodpeckers (Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis) that differ from the typical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JINX — [jinx] n [perh. alter. of jynx wryneck; fr. the use of wrynecks in witchcraft] (1911): one that brings bad luck; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WRYNECK — either of two species of birds that constitute the subfamily Jynginae of the woodpecker family (Picidae) but may be separated …
Britannica English vocabulary
PICIFORM — order of birds (Piciformes) consisting of six families of arboreal birds: the familiar woodpeckers, their relatives the piculets and wrynecks …
Britannica English vocabulary
JINX — / dʒɪŋks; NAmE / noun [ sing. ] jinx (on sb/sth) bad luck; sb/sth that is thought to bring bad …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JINX — jinx /dʒɪŋks/ BrE AmE noun [singular] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Perhaps from jynx type of bird used in doing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRYNECK — n. 1 = TORTICOLLIS. 2 any bird of the genus Jynx of the woodpecker family, able to turn its head …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JINX — n. & v. colloq. --n. a person or thing that seems to cause bad luck. --v.tr. (often in passive) subject …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRYNECK — n. 1 = TORTICOLLIS. 2 any bird of the genus Jynx of the woodpecker family, able to turn its head …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JINX — n. & v. colloq. n. a person or thing that seems to cause bad luck. v.tr. (often in passive) subject …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRYNECK — n.1 TORTICOLLIS. 2 any bird of the genus Jynx of the woodpecker family, able to turn its head over its …
Oxford English vocab
JINX — n. & v. colloq. --n. a person or thing that seems to cause bad luck. --v.tr. (often in passive) subject …
Oxford English vocab
WRYNECK — орнит. вертишейка (Jynx); обыкновенная вертишейка (Jynx torquilla) - red-breasted wryneck
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WRYNECK — орнит. вертишейка ( Jynx ) ; обыкновенная вертишейка ( Jynx torquilla ) - red-breasted wryneck
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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