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Noun: syrinx (syringes,syrinxes)  si-ringks
  1. The vocal organ of a bird
    "The songbird's complex syrinx allowed it to produce a wide range of melodious sounds"
     
  2. 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