SINCE 1828
membranophone
noun
mem·bra·no·phone
| \memˈbrānəˌfōn\
plural membranophones
Definition of membranophone
: any of a class of musical instruments (such as a drum or kazoo) whose sound is generated by striking, rubbing, or singing into a stretched membrane — compare aerophone, chordophone, electrophone, idiophone, lamellophone
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