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Answer for the clue "Wry-necked woodpecker ", 4 letters:
iynx

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (obsolete spelling of jynx English) (19 th C.)

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In Greek mythology , Iynx was an Arkadian Oreiad nymph ; a daughter of the god Pan and either Peitho or Echo . She cast a spell on Zeus which caused him to fall in love with Io . In consequence of this, Hera metamorphosed her into the bird called iynx ( ...

Usage examples of iynx.

Then she took the dry, powder-like substance that remained at the bottom of the mortar and placed it in a container made from the bone of an Iynx, the beast sacred to Frigg.