Hybrid (Gary Numan album)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Produced by crossbreeding
noun
(2) 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"
(3) A composite of mixed origin
"The vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
(4) A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
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Etymology
Known in English since 1601 (but rare before c.1850 ), from the translation of the hybrida, a 'mongrel, (specifically) offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar', derived from the roots ús (sow) and ibro (wild boar)
Noun
- 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).
- A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
Related terms
- hybrida
- hybridise / hybridize
- hybridism
- hybridist
- hybridity
- hybrid car
- hybrid computer
- hybrid tea, hybrid tea rose