hybrid
Plural: hybrids
Noun
- An offspring resulting from combining two different species or types.
- a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
- a composite of mixed origin
- "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
- (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
- Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- 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).
- Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
- A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
- Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
- A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
- Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
- An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
- Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
- A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
- Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
- A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
Adjective Satellite
- produced by crossbreeding
Adj
- Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.
- Of a car, running on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- Involving both 2D and 3D animation.
Examples
- a hybrid mix of jazz and punk
- His Scrabble play was a hybrid, combining a high-value letter with a common word for maximum impact.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850.
Synonyms
cross, crossbreed, intercrossed, loan-blend, loanblend, bastard, cross-breed, hybrid, melding, mixing, mixling, mongrel
Scrabble Score: 15
hybrid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhybrid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hybrid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary