hybrid
Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
Other meanings
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
Related words
- biohybrid
- cybrid
- derivative hybrid
- dihybrid
- etymological hybrid
- hybridal
- hybridase
- hybriding
- hybridisation
- hybridization
- hybridise
- hybridize
Word history
From Latin "hybrida".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hybrid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.