Glottis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The opening between the vocal cords at the upper part of the larynx.
  • n. The vocal apparatus of the larynx.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An organ of speech, located in the larynx, and consisting of the true vocal cords and the opening between them.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See larynx.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anat, the mouth of the windpipe; the opening at the top of the larynx; the chink, cleft, or fissure between the vocal cords.
  • n. The reed or tongue of certain ancient musical instruments.
  • n. In ornithology, an old name of the greenshank; subsequently taken as the specific name of the same, Totanus glottis; made by Koch in 1816 the generic name of the same, Glottis chloropus.
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  • n. the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    speech organ    organ of speech    vocal organ   
    Variant
    glottides    larynx   
    Form
    epiglottis    supraglottis    subglottis   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
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