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syr·inx

(sîr′ĭngks)

n. pl. sy·rin·ges (sə-rĭn′jēz, -rĭng′gēz) or syr·inx·es

1. Music See panpipe.

2. Zoology The vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.

[Latin sȳrinx, from Greek sūrinx.]

sy·rin′ge·al (sə-rĭn′jē-əl) adj.

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syrinx

(ˈsɪrɪŋks)

n, pl syringes (sɪˈrɪndʒiːz) or syrinxes

1. (Zoology) the vocal organ of a bird, which is situated in the lower part of the trachea

2. (Instruments) (in classical Greek music) a panpipe or set of panpipes

3. (Anatomy) anatomy another name for the Eustachian tube

[C17: via Latin from Greek surinx pipe]

syringeal adj

Syrinx

(ˈsɪrɪŋks)

(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph who was changed into a reed to save her from the amorous pursuit of Pan. From this reed Pan then fashioned his musical pipes

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syr•inx

(ˈsɪr ɪŋks)

n., pl. sy•rin•ges (səˈrɪn dʒiz) syr•inx•es.

1. the vocal organ of birds, situated in the lower part of the trachea where it divides into the bronchi.

2. panpipe.

[1600–10; < Greek sŷrinx pipe]

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Noun	1.	syrinx - a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together pandean pipe, panpipe pipe - a tubular wind instrument
	2.	syrinx - the vocal organ of a bird bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"

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syr·inx

n. Gr. syrinx.

1. fístula;

2. tubo o conducto.

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