syrinx

• اسم يشير إلى معنيين مختلفين: آلة نفخ موسيقية بدائية تتكوّن من عدة أنابيب متوازية موصولة معًا، والعضو الصوتي في الطيور.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a primitive wind instrument made of several parallel pipes bound together, and the vocal organ of a bird.

جمع شاذ

1. Musical instrumentC1formal

   A primitive wind instrument made of several parallel pipes of different lengths bound together, also known as panpipes.

   آلة موسيقية

   • The musician played a haunting melody on the syrinx.
   • Ancient Greek shepherds often used a syrinx.
   • The syrinx produces a soft, airy sound.

2. Bird vocal organC1formal

   The vocal organ of a bird, located at the base of the trachea, which allows them to produce complex sounds and songs.

   عضو تغريد الطيور

   • The nightingale's syrinx enables its beautiful song.
   • Birds have a syrinx instead of vocal cords.
   • The structure of the syrinx varies among different bird species.