ˈpanˌpīp noun
( plural panpipes ; but singular or plural in construction )
Etymology: Pan, the ancient Greek god of woods and shepherds who was regarded as its inventor + English pipe
: a primitive wind instrument that consists of a graduated series of short vertical flutes bound together with the mouthpieces in an even row and that is played in the manner of a harmonica — called also mouth organ, syrinx
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