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wryneck > 2 senses
NOUN1wryneck, torticollisAn unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
2wryneckOld World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
wryneck > noun 1, state
MeaningAn unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted.
Synonymstorticollis
Broaderabnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition
wryneck > noun 2, animal
MeaningOld World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck.
Member ofJynx, genus Jynx
Broaderwoodpecker, peckerwood, pecker

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