(n): an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
(n): Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
(n): bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
"He pointed it out to Jack with the usual result: 'There is a wryneck.' 'Where?' 'On the young elm to the right of—it is gone.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 93
This is also the usual result of my pointing out any bird (no matter its size or proximity) to my mate.
Any of several types of birds in the woodpecker family, so called for their habit of twisting the head and neck