Main Entry:

lar·ynx

Pronunciation:

\ˈler-iŋ(k)s, ˈla-riŋ(k)s\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural la·ryn·ges \lə-ˈrin-(ˌ)jēz\ or lar·ynx·es

Etymology:

New Latin laryng-, larynx, from Greek

Date:

1578

: the modified upper part of the trachea of air-breathing vertebrates that in humans, most other mammals, and some amphibians and reptiles contains the vocal cords