(sir′ingks) noun
1. Ornithol. A special modification of the windpipe serving as the song organ in birds.
2. A tube, pipe, or fistula.
3. Panpipes. [<Gk., a pipe]
—sy·rin·ge·al (si·rin′jē·əl) adjective

(sir′ingks)
In Greek mythology, a nymph pursued by Pan and changed into a reed, from which Pan made his pipes.