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Noun: syrinx (syringes,syrinxes)  si-ringks
  1. A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
    - panpipe, pandean pipe
     
  2. The vocal organ of a bird

Derived forms: syrinxes

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, pipe, structure

Part of: bird, birdie [informal]

Encyclopedia: Syrinx

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