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Noun: castanets  `kas-tu'nets
  1. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
    - bones, clappers, finger cymbals

Type of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument

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