chordophone vs mandolin

chordophone and mandolin both are nouns.

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

As nouns, mandolin is a hyponym of chordophone; that is, mandolin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chordophone:

chordophone: a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
mandolin: a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum

Other hyponyms of chordophone include balalaika, harp, lute.

chordophone (noun)	mandolin (noun)
a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers	a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum