syringeal

American

[suh-rin-jee-uhl] / səˈrɪn dʒi əl /

adjective

Ornithology.

of, relating to, or connected with the syrinx.

Etymology

Origin of syringeal

1870–75; syringe- (variant stem of syrinx ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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Omitting the paired tracheo-clavicular muscles, we restrict ourselves to the syringeal proper, those which extend between tracheal and bronchial rings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

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