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wryneck

/waɪnɛk/ noun · British & US
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What does wryneck mean?

noun

A bird of the woodpecker family, Picidae, with a distinctive wry neck, or a person with a twisted or crooked neck. In heraldry, a wryneck is a bird's head with its neck twisted to one side.

Example

"The wryneck's unusual neck movement allowed it to twist its head to see predators approaching."

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