Wryneck

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɹʌɪnÉ›k/

Origin

From wry + neck.

Full definition of wryneck

Noun

1. Either of two small woodpeckers, and , of the Old World that can turn their heads almost 180 degrees.
2. (medicine, 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; torticollis.

Synonyms

• mackerel bird