vocal organ

collocation in English

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vocal
adjective
uk
/ˈvəʊ.kəl/us
/ˈvoʊ.kəl/
relating to or produced by the voice, either in singing ...
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organ
noun
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən/us
/ˈɔːr.ɡən/
a part of the body of an animal or plant that performs a ...
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(Definition ofvocalandorganfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His study of thevocalorgan, declamation and all the elements of singing has enabled him to draw a universal theory that can explain the most hidden mysteries.
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It combined every excellence of which thevocalorganis capable.
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The syrinx is the sound-producingvocalorganof birds, located at the base of a bird's trachea.
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Children must learn to know what their vocal organs are doing when they speak their own, or any other, language.
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Rousseau also purported the idea that language is derived from natural sounds produced by our vocal organs.
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As with any fluid-filled tube, resonances (called formants) change as the vocal organs such as the tongue and velum move.
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The problems relate to humans' unprecedented use of the tongue, lips and vocal organs as instruments of communication.
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Careful instruction and natural intelligence, however, have taught him to properly manipulate the vocal organs whose sound he can never hear.
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Dysphonia has either organic or functional causes due to impairment of any one of the vocal organs.
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These birds have highly developed vocal organs, which give them the ability to create diverse and elaborate birdsongs.
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Through his inventions, he was able photograph the human vocal organs thus contributing to the perfection of this type of medical photography.
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He was a collector, a taxidermist, and an expert on the vocal organs of birds.
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Vocal organs and olfactory glands alter and sensitize respectively, to adapt for a new form of communication.
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Before meeting humanity, they had an elephant-sized slug-like form, which communicates by direct neural connection, since they have no vocal organs and no sense of hearing.
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