# der Wendehals

der Wendehals is a German noun meaning “wryneck”. Forms: des Wendehalses, die Wendehälse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wendehalses
- Plural: die Wendehälse

## In other languages

- Русский: зоол. вертишейка L.)

## Meanings

1. The Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla).
2. An opportunist, a person with no principles.
3. A political opportunist after a regime change, particularly a communist in East Germany who switched to supporting capitalism after German reunification.
4. _Jynx torquilla_ wryneck
   - Der Wendehals brütet gerne in Streuobstwiesen.

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