# wryneck

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪnɛk/

## Definitions
1. Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
2. 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.

## Etymology
From wry + neck.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wryneck