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单词 syrinxes
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
syr•inx  (siringks),USA pronunciation n., pl. sy•rin•ges (sə rinjēz),USA pronunciation syr•inx•es. 
  1. Birds[Ornith.]the vocal organ of birds, situated at or near the bifurcation of the trachea into the bronchi.
  2. Mythology(cap.) [Class. Myth.]a mountain nymph of Arcadia who was transformed, in order to protect her chastity from Pan, into the reed from which Pan then made the panpipe.
  3. Music and Dancea panpipe.
  4. Architecturea narrow corridor in an ancient Egyptian tomb.
  • Greek sŷrinx pipe, pipelike object
  • Latin)
  • (1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
syrinx /ˈsɪrɪŋks/ n ( pl syringes /sɪˈrɪndʒiːz/, syrinxes)
  1. the vocal organ of a bird, which is situated in the lower part of the trachea
  2. (in classical Greek music) a panpipe or set of panpipes
Etymology: 17th Century: via Latin from Greek surinx pipe

syringeal /sɪˈrɪndʒɪəl/ adj
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