noun🔗ShareTorcecuelloEither of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging."We spotted a wryneck in the garden, its head twisting almost backwards as it searched for ants in the bark of the tree. "Vimos un torcecuello en el jardín, con la cabeza girada casi hacia atrás mientras buscaba hormigas en la corteza del árbol.animalbirdnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTortícolisA twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles; torticollis."After sleeping in a strange position on the airplane, she woke up with a painful wryneck. "Después de dormir en una posición extraña en el avión, se despertó con un tortícolis doloroso.medicinephysiologybodyanatomydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
