syrinx

• Существительное с двумя различными значениями: примитивный духовой инструмент, состоящий из нескольких параллельных трубок, скреплённых вместе, и голосовой орган птицы.

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

irregular plural

1. Musical instrumentC1formal

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

   Музыкальный инструмент

   • 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.

   Певчая гортань

   • 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.