Thesaurus: syrinx

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1. n. A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.
2. n. The lower larynx in birds.
3. n. a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
4. n. the vocal organ of a bird
5. 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes. 2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds. 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.
6. A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called alsopandean pipes.
7. n. the vocal organ of a bird