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| 1. | [ noun ] a composite of mixed origin | |
| Examples: | "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices" |
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| Related terms: | complex crossbreed | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) | |
| Synonyms: | loan-blend loanblend | |
| Related terms: | word Latin Greece | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (genetics) produced by crossbreeding | |
| Synonyms: | interbred intercrossed crossed | |
| Related terms: | crossbred | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (biology,genetics) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | cross crossbreed | |
| Examples: | "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" |
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| Related terms: | life_form crossbred dihybrid monohybrid crossbreed | |
| Similar spelling: |
hybridoma hybridize hybridise |
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