plectrum

[ plek-truhm ]

noun,plural plec·tra [plek-truh], /ˈplɛk trə/, plec·trums.
  1. a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.

  2. Anatomy, Zoology. an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape.

Origin of plectrum

1
1620–30; <Latin plēctrum<Greek plêktron

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plectrum

/ (ˈplɛktrəm) /


nounplural -trums or -tra (-trə)
  1. any implement for plucking a string, such as a small piece of plastic, wood, etc, used to strum a guitar, or the quill that plucks the string of a harpsichord

Origin of plectrum

1
C17: from Latin plēctrum quill, plectrum, from Greek plektron, from plessein to strike

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