Found 2 items, similar to syrinx.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: syrinx syrinx n 1: a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together [syn: panpipe, pandean pipe] 2: the vocal organ of a bird [also: syringes (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Syrinx Syrinx \Syr"inx\, n.; pl. Syringes. [NL., from Gr. ? a pipe.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds. [1913 Webster] Note: In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but voiceless, larynx in the usual position behind the tongue, and a lower one, at or near the junction of the trachea and bronchi, which is the true organ of the voice. [1913 Webster]