Meanings
nouncouesnophone (plural couesnophones)
plural couesnophones
- A free-reed musical instrument shaped like a saxophone and sounding like a cross between a harmonica and an accordion.
Synonyms: goofus, queenophone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA free-reed musical instrument shaped like a saxophone and sounding like a cross between a harmonica and an accordion.
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Origin
Named after the French instrument manufacturer Couesnon, who patented it in 1924. See -phone.
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APA
couesnophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couesnophone
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“couesnophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couesnophone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “couesnophone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couesnophone.
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