Wrȳ'neck, n.
(rī'něk), n. 1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side, and at the same time somewhat forward.
Sense 2. (Ornith.) A small bird of the eastern continent, allied to the woodpecker; the Yunx torquilla; — so called from the singular manner in which, when surprised, it turns its head over its shoulder.
