octocontrabass
English edit
Etymology edit
From octo- + contrabass.
Noun edit
octocontrabass (plural octocontrabasses)
- (music) An instrument that is pitched one octave below the contrabass.
- 1999, The Clarinet, volume 27, page 13:
- Among the many benchmarks of his career, he developed the first complete choir of in-tune clarinets, ranging from sopranino to octocontrabass.