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syrinx

sy·rinx

UK/sɪˈɹɪnd͡ʒiːz/ US/ˈsɪɹɪŋks/ uncommon

noun

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the vocal organ of a bird

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin sȳrinx (“reed; reed pipe, panpipes”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “panpipes; pipe-shaped object”), from Pre-Greek. Doublet of syringe. The plural form syringes is a learned borrowing from Latin sȳringes.

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