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ophicleides

ophicleides is the plural of ophicleide.

Meaning of ophicleide

Noun

ophicleide (plural ophicleides)

  1. A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music

Questions about ophicleides

What is ophicleides the plural of?
Ophicleides is the plural of ophicleide.

Words near ophicleides in the dictionary

  1. ophiceratid
  2. ophiceratids
  3. ophichthid
  4. ophichthids
  5. ophicleide
  6. ophicleides
  7. ophicleidist
  8. ophicleidists
  9. ophid-
  10. ophiderpetontid
  11. ophiderpetontids

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