oph·i·cleide ( f  -kl d )n. A keyed brass instrument of the bugle family with a baritone range that was the structural precursor of the bass saxophone and was replaced by the tuba in orchestras. [French : Greek ophis, snake (from its resemblance to the serpent, a musical instrument) + Greek kl  is, klid-, key.] |
ophicleide [ˈɒfɪˌklaɪd]
n
(Music / Instruments) Music an obsolete keyed wind instrument of bass pitch
[from French ophiclēide, from Greek ophis snake + kleis key]
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