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syrinx (n.)

tubular instrument, c. 1600, the thing itself known from 14c. in English, from Late Latin syrinx, from Greek syrinx "shepherd's pipe" (see syringe). Used of vocal organs of birds from 1872.

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Definitions of syrinx from WordNet

syrinx (n.)
a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together;
Synonyms: panpipe / pandean pipe
syrinx (n.)
the vocal organ of a bird;
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