n. (pl. syrinxes or syringes) 1 a set of pan-pipes. 2 Archaeol. a narrow gallery cut in rock in an ancient Egyptian tomb. 3 the lower larynx or song-organ of birds. syringeal adj.
[ L syrinx -ngis f. Gk surigx suriggos pipe, channel ]
n. (pl. syrinxes or syringes) 1 a set of pan-pipes. 2 Archaeol. a narrow gallery cut in rock in an ancient Egyptian tomb. 3 the lower larynx or song-organ of birds. syringeal adj.
[ L syrinx -ngis f. Gk surigx suriggos pipe, channel ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012