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wry•neck

Pronunciation: (rī'nek"), [key]
—n.
1. Informal.
a. torticollis.
b. a person having torticollis.
2. any of several small Old World climbing birds of the subfamily Jynginae, of the woodpecker family, noted for the peculiar habit of twisting the head and neck.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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