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CELESTAInstrument whose name comes from the Latin for "heavenly"
TUBABrass instrument whose name comes from the Latin for "trumpet", amusingly
OBOEInstrument whose name comes from the French "hautbois" (high wood)
OBOESWind instruments whose name comes from the French for "high" and "wood"
CORNETBrass instrument whose name, from the Latin for "horn", refers to the substance from which it was originally made; or, a funnel-shaped thing, such as a cream horn or a gelato wafer (6)
FLUGELHORNBrass instrument whose name is partly derived from the German for "wing"
ENGLISHOboe-like instrument whose name is, ironically, translated from the original French
UKULELEInstrument whose name is Hawaiian for "jumping flea"
OCARINAWind instrument whose name is Italian for "little goose"
MANDOLAObsolete lute-like stringed instrument whose name is now used for a modern tenor or bass mandolin (7)
MARIMBAInstrument whose name is of Bantu origin
SITARInstrument whose name means "three strings"
CLARINETInstrument whose name means "little trumpet"
PIANOMusical instrument whose name means "soft"
LYREInstrument whose name sounds like a dishonest person
ORCASea creature whose genus name comes from the Latin for "of the kingdom of the dead"
UVEAPart of the eye whose name comes from the Latin word for "grape"
UVULAPart of the throat whose name comes from the Latin for "little grape"
CORNEAPart of the eye whose name comes from the Latin word for 'horn' (6)
RUBYGemstone whose name comes from the Latin for "red"