syrinx
noun
the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi.
syrinx
American
[sir-ingks]
/ ˈsɪr ɪŋks /
noun
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syringes,
plural
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syrinxes
plural
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Ornithology. the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi.
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(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.
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a panpipe.
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a narrow corridor in an ancient Egyptian tomb.
syrinx
1
British
/ ˈsɪrɪŋks /
noun
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the vocal organ of a bird, which is situated in the lower part of the trachea
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(in classical Greek music) a panpipe or set of panpipes
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anatomy another name for the Eustachian tube
Syrinx
2
British
/ ˈsɪrɪŋks /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of syrinx
1600–10; (< Latin ) < Greek sŷrinx pipe, pipelike object
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"So, we started generating data that did not previously exist on syrinx structure across many different groups of birds."
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
The specimen is the oldest syrinx to be discovered.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
The three studies are built on a foundation of collaborative and interdisciplinary syrinx research with physiologists and developmental biologists that Clarke has been leading for over a decade.
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
The following were the names of the instruments: cittern, bagpipe, clarion, rebec, psaltery, syrinx, sackbut, regals, gittern, shalm, timbral, and cymbals!
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Robert Naylor
We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx All the gifts of life are held within our walls.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
The touch about lovers’ lies is characteristic of Ovid, as also the little story about Syrinx.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
When my ship reached Syrinx, I saw the twin moons, By-Tor and Snow Dog, that orbited the planet.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
There was a planet in Sector Twenty-one named Syrinx.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
I was standing before the Temple of Syrinx.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
A diabetic, the 65-year-old said he couldn’t afford insulin and the local clinic rarely has syringes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
If the syringes were accidentally switched, is that a mix-up rather than a murder?
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The exhibition puts designer Pierre-Olivier Persin’s bust of the creature alongside the syringes, vials and other medical paraphernalia from the mysterious Substance kit that sets the movie’s nightmare in motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Individual strands of acrylic paint are extruded from syringes, dried, and woven into the blazer-and-skirt ensemble “Anna.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There are a few syringes sealed in sterile plastic on a table near Beetee’s bed.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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’s when the obstructed flow of cerebral spinal fluid causes cysts, or syrinxes, to form in the spinal cord.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2016
As syrinxes grow, they can cause damage to the cord, causing pain, weakness and as with Chiari, a multitude of other symptoms.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2016
Just why these arbitrary pastorales should suggest meads and syrinxes, and dancing shepherds, it would be hard to tell.
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