aero·phone
| \ ˈer-ō-ˌfōn \
plural aerophones
Definition of aerophone
: any of a class of musical instruments (such as a trumpet or flute) in which sound is generated by air as the primary vibrating medium : wind instrument — compare chordophone, electrophone, idiophone, lamellophone, membranophone
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“Aerophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aerophone. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of aerophone was in 1927
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