Harmonica /(-ĭ*kȧ)/

Har·mon·i·ca

Harmonica

n.
  1. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones; it is now called the glass harmonica, to distinguish it from the common harmonica, formerly called the harmonicon.
  2. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
  3. A small wind musical instrument shaped like a flat bar with holes along the thin edges, held in the hand and producing notes from multiple vibrating reeds arranged inside along its length; it was formerly called the harmonicon. See harmonicon.