polychord
/ˈpɒlɪkɔːd/Music
adjective
Having many strings.
noun
A polychord instrument; any of various instruments having many strings.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Charles Butler (1560–1647), philologist and apiarist. From Hellenistic Greek πολυχόρδος many-stringed from ancient Greek πολυ- + χορδή.