Syr·inx n.; pl. Syringes
1. Mus. A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.
2. Anat. 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.
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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)]