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larynx

lar.ynx \'lar-in(k)s\ \l*-'rin-(.)je-z\ n or la.ryn.ges or lar.ynx.es [NL 
   larying-, larynx, fr. Gk] pl  : the modified upper part of the trachea of 
   air-breathing vertebrates havi ng in man, most other mammals, and a few 
   lower forms a set of elastic vocal cords