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noun, plural sy·rin·ges 
[suh-rin-jeez] , syr·inx·es.
[suh-rin-jeez] , syr·inx·es. 1.
Ornithology. the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi.
2.
(initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a mountain nymph of Arcadia who was transformed, in order to protect her chastity from Pan, into the reed from which Pan then made the panpipe.
3.
a panpipe.
4.
a narrow corridor in an ancient Egyptian tomb.
Origin:
1600–10; (< Latin ) < Greek sŷrinx pipe, pipelike object
1600–10; (< Latin ) < Greek sŷrinx pipe, pipelike object
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Syrinx
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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World English Dictionary
| syrinx (ˈsɪrɪŋks) | |
| —n , pl syringes, syrinxes | |
| 1. | the vocal organ of a bird, which is situated in the lower part of the trachea |
| 2. | (in classical Greek music) a panpipe or set of panpipes |
| 3. | anatomy another name for the Eustachian tube |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek surinx pipe] | |
| syringeal | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
syrinx
1606, the instrument itself known from 14c. in English, from L.L. syrinx, from Gk. syrinx "shepherd's pipe." Used of vocal organs of birds from 1872.
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Medical Dictionary
syrinx syr·inx (sēr'ĭngks)
n. pl. syr·inx·es or sy·rin·ges (sə-rĭn'jēz, -rĭng'gēz)
A pathological tube-shaped cavity in the brain or spinal cord.
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