syringes

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syringes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds.
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     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.
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