Bowed stringed instrument and Stringed instrument

Bowed stringed instrument noun - Stringed instruments that are played with a bow.

Stringed instrument and bowed stringed instrument are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stringed instrument" instead a noun phrase "Bowed stringed instrument".

Stringed instrument noun - A musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound.

Bowed stringed instrument and stringed instrument are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Bowed stringed instrument" with "Stringed instrument", this phrases are similar.