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melodica

noun

  1. a wind instrument consisting of a mouthpiece and a small keyboard controlling a row of reeds
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Possibly a blend of melodeon + harmonica.

  1. A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.

    On “Seven by Seven” it was the reedy blend of two melodicas, played by Mr. Apfelbaum and Mr. Valera over a haunting drone.