aerophone

noun

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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