In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but voiceless,
larynx in the usual position behind the tongue, and a lower one, at or
near the junction of the trachea and bronchi, which is the true organ
of the voice.
||Syr"ma (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to drag.] (Class. Antiq.) A
||long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and
||Roman theaters.
Syr"phi*an (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the syrphus flies. -- n.
(Zoöl.) A syrphus fly.
Syr"phus fly` (?). [NL. Syrphus, the generic name, fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a
kind of winged insect.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of
dipterous flies of the genus Syrphus and allied genera. They are
usually bright-colored, with yellow bands, and hover around plants. The
larvæ feed upon plant lice, and are, therefore, very beneficial to
agriculture.
Syrt (?), n. [L. syrtis a sand bank in the sea, Gr. &?;: cf. F. syrte.]
A quicksand; a bog. [R.] Young.
Syr"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a syrt; resembling syrt, or
quicksand. [R.] Ed. Rev.
||Syr"tis (?), n.; pl. Syrtes (#). [See Syrt.] A quicksand.
Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea Nor good dry land.
Milton.
{ Syr"up (?), n., Syr"up*y (?) }, a. [See Sirup.] Same as Sirup,
Sirupy.
||Sys`sar*co"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to unite by flesh,
||to cover over with flesh; sy`n with + &?;, &?;, flesh.] (Anat.) The
||junction of bones by intervening muscles.
Sys*tal"tic (?), a. [L. systalticus drawing together, Gr. &?;, from &?;
to draw together. Cf. Sustaltic, Systole.] (Physiol.) Capable of, or
taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation; as, the
systaltic action of the heart.
||Sys"ta*sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to stand together. See
||under System.] A political union, confederation, or league. [R.]
||Burke.
Sys"tem (?), n. [L. systema, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to place together; sy`n
with + &?; to place: cf. F. système. See Stand.] 1. An assemblage of
objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct
method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects
related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of
essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or
connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire
thing; as, a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of
divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar
system.
The best way to learn any science, is to begin with a regular
system, or a short and plain scheme of that science well drawn up
into a narrow compass.