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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. wrynecksplay

  Familiarity information: JYNX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JYNX (noun)


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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