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wryneck
wryneck [ r nek ] (plural wrynecks)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bird of woodpecker family: a bird of the woodpecker family that has mottled grey-brown feathers and a short sharp beak, eats insects and lives in holes, but does not drill into trees. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Latin name Jynx torquillaJynx ruficollis.
2. medicine 
Same as  torticollis
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