percussion instrument vs rain stick

rain stick vs percussion instrument

percussion instrument and rain stick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
percussion instrument	Yes	No	No	No
rain stick	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rain stick is a hyponym of percussion instrument; that is, rain stick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than percussion instrument:

percussion instrument: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
rain stick: a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain

Other hyponyms of percussion instrument include bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, bell, chime, gong, cymbal, drum, membranophone, tympan, glockenspiel, orchestral bells, gong, tam-tam, kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum, lagerphone, maraca, marimba, xylophone, forte-piano, piano, pianoforte, steel drum, triangle, vibes, vibraharp, vibraphone, electronic drum kit, electronic drum set.

percussion instrument (noun)	rain stick (noun)
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another	a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain

Difference between percussion instrument and rain stick

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