balalaika vs chordophone

balalaika and chordophone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balalaika	Yes	No	No	No
chordophone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chordophone is a hypernym of balalaika; that is, chordophone is a word with a broader meaning than balalaika:

balalaika: a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
chordophone: a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers

balalaika (noun)	chordophone (noun)
a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings	a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers