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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.
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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
