3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Syrinx \Syr"inx\, n.; pl. {Syringes}. [NL., from Gr. ? a pipe.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also {pandean pipes}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: syrinx n 1: a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together [syn: {panpipe}, {pandean pipe}] 2: the vocal organ of a bird [also: {syringes} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: syringes See {syrinx}
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