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syrinx
/ˈsɪrɪŋks/ (sigh-rinks)
noun
Plural syrinxes
1 A set of pan pipes.
2 Ornithology
The
lower larynx or voice organ in birds, situated at or near the junction
of the trachea and bronchi and well developed in songbirds.
Origin
Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek surinx ‘pipe, channel’.
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