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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Syr·inx n.; pl. Syringes
 1. Mus. A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.
 2. Anat. The lower larynx in birds.
 Note:In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but voiceless, larynx in the usual position behind the tongue, and a lower one, at or near the junction of the trachea and bronchi, which is the true organ of the voice.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 syrinx
      n 1: a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel
           pipes bound together [syn: panpipe, pandean pipe]
      2: the vocal organ of a bird
      [also: syringes (pl)]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 syringes
      See syrinx