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n. [Gr. syrinx, pipe](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)1. The salivary pump in Hemiptera.2. An organ for ejecting disagreeable fluids in some insect larvae.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
syringium — sy·rin·gi·um … English syllables
syringium — sə̇ˈrinjēəm noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from syring + ium 1. : a muscular tubular organ connected with the mouth parts of hemipterous insects and used for the ejection of a poisonous salivary secretion 2. : a tubular organ on the body of some … Useful english dictionary
syringe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sprinkler, atomizer, spray[er]; enema, clysma, clyster, douche; needle, hypodermic; syringium. See water, cleanness, drugs. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. injector, medical instrument, blood drawing … English dictionary for students