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What (who) is syrinx - definition

NYMPH TRANSFORMED INTO HOLLOW WATER REEDS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Syrinx in popular culture
  • ''Pan poursuivant Syrinx'' drawing by [[Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson]], 1826
  • ''Pan and Syrinx'' by [[Jean-François de Troy]], 1722-1724

syrinx         
n.
Pandean pipes, shepherd's pipes, Pan.
syrinx         
['s?r??ks]
¦ noun (plural syrinxes)
1. a set of pan pipes.
2. Ornithology the lower larynx or voice organ, especially in songbirds (in which it is well developed).
Derivatives
syringeal s?'r?n(d)???l adjective
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk surinx 'pipe, channel'.
Syrinx         
·noun The lower larynx in birds.
II. Syrinx ·noun A wind instrument made of reeds tied together;
- called also pandean pipes.

Wikipedia

Syrinx

In classical Greek mythology, Syrinx (Greek Σύριγξ) was a nymph and a follower of Artemis, known for her chastity.