syrinx
['sɪrɪŋks]
n. 排箫, 鸣

[医] 瘘, 咽鼓, 鸣(鸟)



syrinx
syringes
[ noun ]

1. a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

<noun.artifact>

2. the vocal organ of a bird

<noun.animal>

Syrinx \Syr"inx\, n.; pl. {Syringes}. [NL., from Gr. ? a pipe.]
1. (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; --
called also {pandean pipes}.

2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds.

Note: In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but
voiceless, larynx in the usual position behind the
tongue, and a lower one, at or near the junction of the
trachea and bronchi, which is the true organ of the
voice.