voice box

noun

: larynx

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Air then rushes into your nose (or, less optimally, your mouth); past your throat, voice box, and windpipe; and into your lungs. Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026 Instead of using lips like humans do, horses create a whistle inside their larynx or voice box, At the same time, the vocal cords are producing the deeper sound. Kate Perez, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026 Air vibrates the tissues in the voice box while an area just above contracts, leaving a small opening for the whistle to escape. Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 The findings, which were published on Monday in Current Biology, suggest horses produce sounds at two frequencies in two distinct ways in their larynx, or voice box. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for voice box

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of voice box was in 1835

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“Voice box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20box. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

Kids Definition

voice box

noun
: larynx

Medical Definition

voice box

noun
: larynx

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