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
/ sɪˈrɪndʒɪəl, 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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These enhanced views of the ostrich and hummingbird vocal organ have shown that bird behavior may be just as important as the syrinx when it comes to the repertoire of sounds these birds produce.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
These results may shed light on the syrinx's origins but it's still unknown when the syrinx first developed and whether non-avian dinosaurs -- the ancestors of today's birds -- had the vocal organ, said Clarke.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
The research got its start in 2013 when Clarke, a paleontologist, discovered a syrinx in a fossil of a duck-like bird that lived in what is now Antarctica during the Late Cretaceous.
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 usual pair of muscles, one on each side, runs to this syrinx from above, and ceases there.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
I was standing before the Temple of Syrinx.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
It appeared I was supposed to place something on the altar, an offering to the Temple of Syrinx.
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
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
There was a planet in Sector Twenty-one named Syrinx.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Schott Pharma, which makes packaging and delivery systems for injectable medications, attributes the guidance raise to a strong performance and a new agreement with a customer for glass syringes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
South Korean police said on Tuesday they were investigating firms suspected of hoarding medical syringes, as the Middle East war hits supplies of an oil-derived component crucial for making many plastic goods.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
The federal health minister, however, has confirmed publicly that the outbreak of 84 cases was triggered by the reuse of contaminated syringes at the hospital.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
SACRAMENTO—Inside an exam room at this bustling Planned Parenthood center, a clinician prepared six syringes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
At the beginning of each day, the nuns at Yambuku Hospital would lay out five hypodermic syringes on a table, and they would use them to give shots to patients all day long.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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
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
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
Just why these arbitrary pastorales should suggest meads and syrinxes, and dancing shepherds, it would be hard to tell.
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