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Definitions for Hybrid

[1] the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, especially as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics.
[2] a person or group of persons produced by the interaction or crossbreeding of two unlike cultures, traditions, etc.
[3] anything derived from heterogeneous sources, or composed of elements of different or incongruous kinds: a hybrid of the academic and business worlds.
[4] a word composed of elements originally drawn from different languages, as television, whose components come from Greek and Latin.
[5] something that is powered by more than one source of power: a wind-solar hybrid to generate electricity. a car or other vehicle that combines an internal-combustion engine with one or more electric motors powered by a battery: She says she's proud to be driving a hybrid.
[6] bred from two distinct breeds, varieties, species, or genera.
[7] composite; formed or composed of heterogeneous elements.
[8] composed of elements originally drawn from different languages, as a word.
[9] powered by more than one source of power: It is hoped that hybrid buses will reduce urban air pollution.
[10] an animal or plant resulting from a cross between genetically unlike individuals. Hybrids between different species are usually sterile
[11] anything of mixed ancestry
[12] a vehicle that is powered by an internal-combustion engine and another source of power such as a battery
[13] a word, part of which is derived from one language and part from another, such as monolingual, which has a prefix of Greek origin and a root of Latin origin
[14] (of a vehicle) powered by more than one source
[15] denoting or being a hybrid; of mixed origin
[16] physics (of an electromagnetic wave) having components of both electric and magnetic field vectors in the direction of propagation
[17] electronics (of a circuit) consisting of transistors and valves (of an integrated circuit) consisting of one or more fully integrated circuits and other components, attached to a ceramic substrate Compare monolithic (def. 3)

Words related to Hybrid

combination, amalgam, bastard, cross, compound, half-breed, mongrel, miscegenation, half-caste, crossbreed, mule, half-blood, incross, outcross

Words nearby Hybrid

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Origin of Hybrid

First recorded in 1595–1605, hybrid is from the Latin word hybrida, hibrida a crossbred animal

Word origin for Hybrid

C17: from Latin hibrida offspring of a mixed union (human or animal)

Synonyms for Hybrid

amalgam, combination, bastard, compound, cross, crossbreed, half-breed, half-caste, miscegenation, mongrel, mule, half-blood, incross, outcross