Syrinx Definition

sîrĭngks
syringes, syrinxes
noun
The vocal organ of birds, usually located at the base of the trachea and sometimes in the bronchi or trachea.
Webster's New World

Panpipe.

Webster's New World

A set of pan-pipes.

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A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs.
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(medicine) A rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity within the spinal cord or in the brain stem.

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Noun

Singular:
syrinx
Plural:
syringes, syrinxes

Origin of Syrinx

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin sȳrinx from Greek sūrinx

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

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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