noun
membranophone
Technical term in organology for instruments that produce sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane, such as drums.
太鼓は膜鳴楽器に分類される。
Drums are classified as membranophones.
Compound of 膜 (membrane) + 鳴 (sound) + 楽器 (musical instrument). A modern technical coinage based on the Western organological classification system.