membranophone
noun
mem·bra·no·phone
memˈbrānəˌfōn
plural membranophones
: 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
membranophonic adjective
(¦)mem¦brānə¦fänik
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary membran- + -phone
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above