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In natural English speech, "syrinx" appears in contexts such as: "They're actually switching from one side of the syrinx to another seamlessly to make this very very incredible span of pitches. The syrinx also lets some birds replicate sounds with astonishing accuracy. For example, BBC Wildlife caught a lyrebird perfectly imitating a camera in the wild". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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Syllablessy·rinx

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They're actually switching from one side of the syrinx to another seamlessly to make this very very incredible span of pitches.

The syrinx also lets some birds replicate sounds with astonishing accuracy.

For example, BBC Wildlife caught a lyrebird perfectly imitating a camera in the wild

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noun

A set of panpipes.

“[T]he Syrinx might give occaſion to the bagpipe, by leading the vvay to its invention; for it vvas certainly very natural, both for eaſe in playing, and for the ſaving of breath, and even for the health and ſafety of the performer's lungs, to contrive a method of conveying vvind to the ſeveral pipes by means of bellovvs.”

noun

Chiefly in the plural: a narrow channel cut in rock, especially in Ancient Egyptian burial chambers.

“And novv vvhen the people of all ſorts came flocking to the Court, in a tumultuous manner, Agathocles [grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse], taking the King vvith him, vvent and hid himſelf, in a place called Syringes, vvhich vvas a gallery or vvalk, vvhich had every vvay three vvalls and gates to paſſe, before one could come unto it.”

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