crotales

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Scope note
Small metal cymbals, attached in pairs to a hinged fork or forked sticks that can be tuned to a definite pitch. They were known in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome and continue in use in present-day Myanmar (formerly Burma).
crotales
Accepted term: 05-Jan-2026