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vocal organ

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Noun1.vocal organvocal organ - any of the organs involved in speech production
organ of speech, speech organ
organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
articulator - a movable speech organ
glottis - the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
larynx, voice box - a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech


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This vocal organ was in itself a rich endowment, insomuch that a listener, comprehending nothing of the language in which the preacher spoke, might still have been swayed to and fro by the mere tone and cadence.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
The youth wondered what had happened to his vocal organs that he no more cursed.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
It was the signal for the charge and the vocal organs were shaped for the thunderous roar when, as lightning out of a clear sky, Sheeta, the panther, leaped suddenly into the trail between Numa and the deer.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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