contoid

contoid
/kon"toyd/, Phonet.
adj.
1. of or pertaining to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
2. a contoid sound. Cf. vocoid.
[1940-45; CON(SONAN)T + -OID]

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