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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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