Meanings
nounflutophone (plural flutophones)
plural flutophones
- entertainmentA small wind instrument, resembling the recorder or clarinet, used in elementary music education.
Then he and Bob had to put off playing detective until they practiced on their flutophones.
2004, Nancy McArthur, The Mystery of the Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, page 811 more example
Our fifth grade teacher organized the class into a flutophone band. The ones we played were a two piece instrument. The mouth piece was red and the body of the instrument was white.
2010, Richard Donald Pietz, A Walking Miracle: Just For My Kids, page 33
Origin
From flute + -o- + -phone; possibly originally a trademark.
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flutophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutophone
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Chicago
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