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wryneck vs woodpecker

woodpecker vs wryneck

wryneck and woodpecker both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wryneck Yes No No No
woodpecker Yes No No No
As nouns, woodpecker is a hypernym of wryneck; that is, woodpecker is a word with a broader meaning than wryneck:
  • wryneck: Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
  • woodpecker: bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
Other hypernyms of wryneck include pecker, peckerwood.
wryneck (noun) woodpecker (noun)
Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
Difference between wryneck and woodpecker

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