"didgeridoo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɪdʒ.ər.iˈduː/ Audio: en-us-didgeridoo.ogg [US], en-au-didgeridoo.ogg [Australia] Forms: didgeridoo [singular], didgeridoos [plural]
enPR: dĭj'ər-ē-do͞oʹ Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A didgeridoo is a long and straight, wooden wind instrument that Australian aborigines traditionally use. Roughly the size of a man, it produces sound when you continuously blow into it.
    Sense id: simple-didgeridoo-en-noun-SxbFcmrP Categories (other): Musical instruments
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