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noun
A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A charm or spell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: transferred sense
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Synonyms: jinx
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noun
One of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
wrynecks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Jynx
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Broader terms: bird genus
History
An adaptation of the Latin iynx (“wryneck”), itself an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ (íünx, “Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla; spell or charm; passionate yearning”).
