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sy⋅rin⋅ge⋅al

  [suh-rin-jee-uhl]
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–adjective Ornithology.
of, pertaining to, or connected with the syrinx.
Origin:
1870–75; syringe- (var. s. of syrinx ) + -al 1
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syr·inx   (sîr'ĭngks)   
n.   pl. sy·rin·ges (sə-rĭn'jēz, -rĭng'gēz) or syr·inx·es

  1. Music See panpipe.

  2. Zoology The vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.


[Latin sȳrinx, from Greek sūrinx.]
sy·rin'ge·al (sə-rĭn'jē-əl) adj.
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syringeal sy·rin·ge·al (sə-rĭn'jē-əl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling a syrinx.

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