phonograph needle vs stylus

phonograph needle and stylus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phonograph needle	Yes	No	No	No
stylus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stylus is a hypernym of phonograph needle; that is, stylus is a word with a broader meaning than phonograph needle:

phonograph needle: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
stylus: a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

phonograph needle (noun)	stylus (noun)
a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record	a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
	a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player