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membranophone
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Noun membranophone has 1 sense
- membranophone(n = noun.artifact) drum, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end; Array has particulars: bass drum, gran casa, bongo, bongo drum, side drum, snare, snare drum, tabor, tabour, tambour, tambourine, tenor drum, tom-tom, timbrel
has parts: drumhead, head
is a kind of percussion instrument, percussive instrument
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