syrinx

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
  2. noun the vocal organ of a bird

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sȳrinx (“reed; reed pipe, panpipes”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “panpipes; pipe-shaped object”), from Pre-Greek. Doublet of syringe. The plural form syringes is a learned borrowing from Latin sȳringes.

In classic literature

Synonyms

panpipe, pandean pipe

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