phonic
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His team’s series of experiments showed that whales produce their wide repertoire of sounds with the same organ — the phonic lips in their nose, which vibrate much like a larynx does in humans.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023
The phonic lips consist of connective tissue and fat.
From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023
One of the forces behind this phonic revolution seems to have been sheer thespian ambition.
From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2012
Children are systematically taught around 40 phonic sounds and the combination of letters used to represent each sound.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2012
The composition of the phonic spheres gave their surfaces an acute sensitivity and resonance.
From The Moon Pool by Merritt, Abraham
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