n.
Pronunciation: ' ler-i ŋ (k)s, ' la-ri ŋ (k)s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural la · ryn · ges \ l ə - ' rin-( ˌ )j ē z \ or lar · ynx · es
Etymology: New Latin laryng-, larynx, from Greek
Date: 1578
: the modified upper part of the trachea of air-breathing vertebrates that in humans, most other mammals, and some amphibians and reptiles contains the vocal cords