SYRINX

syrinx

(noun) the vocal organ of a bird

panpipe, pandean pipe, syrinx

(noun) a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

syrinx (plural syrinxes or syringes)

A set of panpipes.

A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs.

(ornithology, zootomy) The voice organ in birds.

(medicine) A rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity within the spinal cord or in the brain stem

Source: Wiktionary


Syr"inx, n.; pl. Syringes. Etym: [NL., from Gr.

1. (Mus.)

Definition: A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: The lower larynx in birds.

Note: In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but voiceless, larynx in the usual position behind the tongue, and a lower one, at or near the junction of the trachea and bronchi, which is the true organ of the voice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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