Harmonica \Har*mon"i*ca\, n. [Fem. fr. L. harmonicus harmonic. See {Harmonic}, n. ] 1. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
harmonica n : a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole [syn: {mouth organ}, {harp}, {mouth harp}]