ophicleide in English
noun
1
an obsolete bass brass instrument with keys, used in bands in the 19th century but superseded by the tuba.
After early lessons on the ophicleide , an instrument for which he seems to have shown little aptitude, he turned to the flute, studying with Kuhlau.
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1. The name Bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide.