HYBRID





Definition:

  1. [noun] a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
    Synonyms: loanblend, loan-blend

  2. [noun] a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"

  3. [noun] 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"
    Synonyms: crossbreed, cross

  4. [adjective] produced by crossbreeding
    Synonyms: crossed, interbred, intercrossed

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