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hybrid definition

hy·brid (hī′brid)

noun

  1. the offspring produced by crossing two individuals of unlike genetic constitution; specif., the offspring of two animals or plants of different races, varieties, species, etc.
  2. anything of mixed origin, unlike parts, etc.
  3. Linguis. a word made up of elements originally from different languages, as companionway

Etymology: L hybrida, offspring of mixed parentage

adjective

of, or having the nature of, a hybrid

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