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单词 syrinx
释义

syrinx

/ˈsɪrɪŋks /
noun (plural syrinxes)
1A set of pan pipes.
2 Ornithology The lower larynx or voice organ in birds, situated at or near the junction of the trachea and bronchi and well developed in songbirds.They have a tracheobronchial syrinx with one pair of intrinsic muscles and modified bronchial and tracheal rings....
  • But the physical part of the syrinx in small songbirds is kind of similar from one bird to the next.
  • 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.

Derivatives

syringeal

/sɪˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəl/ adjective ...
  • Complex learned vocalizations have evolved in three different groups (parrots, hummingbirds, and oscines), despite syringeal differences among groups.
  • Past workers have hypothesized a close association between Myiobius and Onychorhynchus based on these syringeal and plumage characters.
  • Air is pushed out of the bird's lungs and through the syringeal muscles, which the bird can squeeze almost shut until they vibrate like a trumpeter's lips.

Origin

Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek surinx 'pipe, channel'.

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