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Syrinx n. (pl. syringes)

(Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; called also pandean pipes.

(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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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Syrinx" : body structure, structure, bird, pandean pipe, pipe, bodily structure, panpipe, complex body part, anatomical structure