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wryneck

wry.neck \'ri--.nek\ n 1: any of various woodpeckers (genus Jynx) that 
   differ from the typic al woodpeckers in having soft tail feathers and a 
   peculiar manner of writhing the neck 2a: one that has a wry neck  2b: 
   TORTICOLLIS