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hybrid

hyb·rid

UK/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ US/ˈhaɪbrɪd/ fairly common
noun (3) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual'' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

Synonyms
2.

a composite of mixed origin

  • “the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices”
3.

an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

  • “a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey”
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adjective

1.

Origin

From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850.

Phrases

  • derivative hybrid
  • etymological hybrid
  • F1 hybrid
  • F2 hybrid
  • hybrid bill
  • hybrid car
  • hybrid computer
  • hybrid cycle track
  • hybrid diaper
  • hybrid disgenesis
  • hybrid electric vehicle
  • hybrid embryo

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