Noun: syrinx (syringes,syrinxes) si-ringks
- The vocal organ of a bird
"The songbird's complex syrinx allowed it to produce a wide range of melodious sounds"
- A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
"The musician played a haunting melody on the syrinx";
- panpipe, pandean pipe
Derived forms: syrinxes
Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, pipe, structure
Part of: bird, birdie [informal]
Encyclopedia: Syrinx