GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Syrinx , n.; pl. Syringes . [NL., from Gr. > a pipe.]
- (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.1913 Webster
- (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds.1913 Webster
☞ 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.
1913 Webster
- (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.