ˈlariŋ(k)s, -rēŋ- also ˈler-, substand ˈlärniks or ˈlȧn- or -nēks noun
( plural la·ryn·ges ləˈrin(ˌ)jēz ; also larynxes )
Etymology: New Latin laryng-, larynx, from Greek; probably akin to Middle High German slurken to swallow, Swedish dialect slurka to lap up, Latin lurco glutton
: the modified upper part of the respiratory passage of air-breathing vertebrates bounded above by the glottis and continuous below with the trachea and having a complex cartilaginous or bony skeleton capable of limited motion through the action of associated muscles and in man, most other mammals, and a few lower forms a set of elastic vocal cords that play a major role in sound production and speech — compare syrinx