Category:Syrinx

Syr"inx, n.; pl. Syringes. Etym: [nl., from gr.

1. (mus.)

Defn: a wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also Pandean pipes.

2. (anat.)

Defn: 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.