LARYNX


Meaning of LARYNX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈler-iŋ(k)s, ˈla-riŋ(k)s ]

noun

( plural la·ryn·ges lə-ˈrin-(ˌ)jēz ; 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

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