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Meaning of Wryneck | Babel Free

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.
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Equivalents

العربية اللّواء لواء
Български въртошийка
Català colltort
Čeština krutihlav
Deutsch Wendehals
Español torcecuello
Suomi käenpiika
Français torcol
Magyar nyaktekercs
Italiano torcicollo
Latina iynx
Nederlands draaihals
Polski krętogłów
Português torcicolo
Română capîntortură
Русский вертишейка
Svenska göktyta nackspärr
Türkçe boyunburan

CEFR level

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

Wrynecks Wryness wrytail Wrythe Wrzesinski Września

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