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A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes.

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  1. n. A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes.
  2. crotalum (plural crotalums or crotala) (music) A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.