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JYNX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jynx mean?
• JYNX (noun)
The noun JYNX has 1 sense:
1. wrynecks
Familiarity information: JYNX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wrynecks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Jynx; Jynx
Hypernyms ("Jynx" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Jynx"):
wryneck (Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck)
Holonyms ("Jynx" is a member of...):
family Picidae; Picidae (woodpeckers)
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