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Wryneck

Noun CEFR B1
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.

Equivalents

Españoltorcecuello
Françaistorcol
DeutschWendehals
15 more languages
Българскивъртошийка
Catalàcolltort
Češtinakrutihlav
Italianotorcicollo
Latinaiynx
Nederlandsdraaihals
Portuguêstorcicolo
Русскийвертишейка
Türkçeboyunburan

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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