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Word: Larynx
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek larunx
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlarɪŋks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.
Short Definition:hollow muscular organ forming air passage to lungs and holding vocal cords in humans
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