Syrinx definition

sîrĭngks
syringes syrinxes
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(zoology) The vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.
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A set of pan-pipes.
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A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs.
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(zoology) The voice organ in birds.
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(medicine) A rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity within the spinal cord or in the brain stem.
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(ornithology) The vocal organ of birds, usually located at the base of the trachea and sometimes in the bronchi or trachea.
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(zoology) The vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.
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Noun

Singular:
syrinx
Plural:
syringes, syrinxes

Origin of syrinx

  • Latin sȳrinx from Greek sūrinx

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sÅ·rinx, “pipe, tube, channel, fistula").

    From Wiktionary

Syrinx Sentence Examples

  • The syrinx was in use during the middle ages, and was known in France as frestel or fretiau, in medieval Latin as fistula panis, and in Germany as Pansflöte or Hirtenpfeife (now Papagenoflöte).

  • The modern mouth-organ is the representative of the syrinx, although blown by means of a free reed.

  • The syrinx was in use during the middle ages, and was known in France as frestel or fretiau, in medieval Latin as fistula panis, and in Germany as Pansflöte or Hirtenpfeife (now Papagenoflöte).

  • The syrinx or lower larynx is the most interesting and absolutely avine modification, although absent as a voice-producing organ (probably due to retrogression) in most Ratitae, storks, turkey buzzards (Cathartes) and Steganopodes.

  • The syrinx is a modification of the lower part of the trachea and of the adjoining bronchi.

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