hybrid
noun/ˈhaɪbrɪd/
/ˈhaɪbrɪd/
- an animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties
- A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.
- hybrid (between/of A and B) something that is the product of mixing two or more different things synonym mixture
- The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song.
- a vehicle that uses two different types of power, especially petrol or diesel and electricity
- a bicycle that has been designed for use on the road or on rough ground
- The rented bike was a hybrid that rode like a dream.
- I ride a comfortable hybrid.
Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a noun): from Latin hybrida ‘offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave’, etc.
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