Ornithology. the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi.
(initial capital letter) 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.
a panpipe.
a narrow corridor in an ancient Egyptian tomb.
the vocal organ of a bird, which is situated in the lower part of the trachea
(in classical Greek music) a panpipe or set of panpipes
anatomy another name for the Eustachian tube
1600–10; (< Latin ) < Greek sŷrinx pipe, pipelike object
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"In some ways, it's even bigger because the syrinx is not a modified organ with a new function but a completely new one with an ancient and common function."
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
But when she tried to compare the fossil syrinx to the syrinxes of modern birds, she found the scientific literature lacking.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
Over the years, Clarke and members of her lab have developed new methods for dissecting, preserving and CT-scanning syrinxes that have helped reveal the syrinx in more detail.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
It is an air-driven system in the nose, analogous to the larynx, or voice box, in humans and other mammals and the comparable syrinx in birds.
From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023
They say that he is dead, and now no more The reedy syrinx sounds among the hills, When the long summer heat is on the land.
From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss
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