wryneck

n. 歪脖, 斜颈, 蚁 [医] 斜颈, 捩颈

发音

US /ˈɹaɪnɛk/
其它
UK /ˈɹaɪnɛk/

词形变化

wrynecks 复数 wrynecks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. 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.

    过时 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

torticollis

上位词 5

pecker woodpecker abnormality abnormalcy peckerwood

相关短语

Eurasian wryneck

词源

From wry + neck.

来源：wiktionary