syrinx noun. ['sɪrɪŋks] Pl. syrinxes, syringes [sɪ'rɪndʒi:z]. E17.
[Latin from Greek surigx, surigg- pipe, tube, channel, fistula.]
1. A set of pan-pipes. E17.

2. Archaeology. A narrow gallery cut in rock, esp. in an ancient Egyptian tomb. Usu. in pl. L17.

3. Zoology. The organ of the voice in birds, situated at or near the junction of the trachea and bronchi. L19.

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