Syrinx

2 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}.
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     2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds.


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     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.
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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)]