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syrinx

[ UK /sˈɪɹɪŋks/ ]
NOUN
  1. the vocal organ of a bird
  2. a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

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  • But the physical part of the syrinx in small songbirds is kind of similar from one bird to the next.
  • The syrinx can expand and elongate over time, destroying the centre of the spinal cord and causing symptoms that vary with the syrinx's size and location.
  • Charmed with the soothing tones, he endeavoured to reproduce them himself, and after cutting seven of the reeds of unequal length, he joined them together, and succeeded in producing the pipe, which he called the syrinx, in memory of his lost love. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
  • Two shared, derived characters of the syrinx imply a relationship between parrots and colies.
  • Tina-Lynn Labutte-Seage, 4, suffers from a syrinx, which is a cyst or cavity that forms within the spinal cord and can result in paralysis. Canada.com Top Stories
  • The muscles involved in the control of respiration, the syrinx, and movements of the beak are used during song, and all muscular activity requires energy.
  • If the malformation is defined as symptomatic, or is causing a syrinx, treatment is usually recommended.
  • Many scientific gentlemen have declared that the syrinx is the voice organ of the birds, the elastic margins of the folds or valves being set to vibrating by the projection of the air from the lungs, and thus producing the varied lays we hear in the outdoor concert. Our Bird Comrades
  • The syrinx located by the ends of spinal cord tumor might be resulted from tumor pressure, circulatory disturbances and edematous fluid accumulation.
  • Well a syrinx has two passages, divided into two sides, so birds can make two sounds at once.
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