hybrid
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[edit] Etymology
Known in English since 1601 (but rare before c.1850 ), from Latin hybrida, a variation of ibrida 'mongrel, (specifically) offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar', of uncertain origin but probably related to Greek * (hybris) 'outrage'
[edit] Noun
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hybrid (plural hybrids)
- (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- Something of mixed origin or composition.
- A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
- Short for hybrid car, one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
[edit] Translations
biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding
something of mixed origin
word derived from different languages
car that runs on both fuel and electricity
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[edit] Adjective
hybrid (comparative more hybrid, superlative most hybrid)
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- consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components
[edit] Translations
consisting of diverse components
[edit] Related terms
- hybrida
- hybridise / hybridize
- hybridism
- hybridist
- hybridity
- hybrid car
- hybrid computer
- hybrid tea, hybrid tea rose
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- “hybrid” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
