Wryneck
informal.
torticollis.
a person having torticollis.
any of several small old world climbing birds of the subfamily jynginae, of the woodp-ck-r family, noted for the peculiar habit of twisting the head and neck.
historical examples
glimpses of indian birds douglas dewar
glimpses of indian birds douglas dewar
welsh folk-lore elias owen
glimpses of indian birds douglas dewar
birds and man w. h. hudson
glimpses of indian birds douglas dewar
notes and letters on the natural history of norfolk thomas browne
the hills and the vale richard jefferies
birds in town and village w. h. hudson
uarda, complete georg ebers
noun
either of two cryptically coloured old world woodp-ck-rs, jynx torquilla or j. ruficollis, which do not drum on trees
another name for torticollis
(informal) a person who has a twisted neck
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