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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

hybrid Related Forms
hy′·brid·ism′ noun or hy·brid′·ity
hybrid Synonyms

hybrid

modif.

crossed, alloyed, crossbred, cross, variegated, mongrel, amphibious, half-blooded, half-breed, half-caste, heterogeneous, commingled, impure, mutated, intermingled, interbred, composite, half-and-half; see also bred.

hybrid Synonyms

hybrid

n.

crossbreed, cross, mixture, composite, half-breed, half-blood, half-caste, mongrel, combination, mestizo, quadroon, Eurasian, outcross, Ladino, mustee, octoroon; see also mixture 1.

hybrid Telecom Definition
A circuit, device, or component that comprises multiple elements or performs multiple functions not normally associated with one another.A hybrid communications system might support both digital and analog signals or perhaps both circuit switching and packet switching.
hybrid Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • produce: Having not any had experience of producing such hamster hybrids I am reluctant to come down hard on either side of the argument.
  • create: Enjoy creating hybrids of the ones detailed below, or have fun creating your own!

Adjective modifier

  • interspecific: Interspecific hybrids are, almost by definition, extremely rare in nature.
  • f1: Among the crops were GM oilseed rape varieties used to produce F1 hybrids belonging to AgrEvo UK ( now Aventis ).
  • human-animal: There would be a ban on commercial surrogacy, putting human embryos in animals and vise versa, and the creation of human-animal hybrids.
  • putative: There must be a pan of seedlings somewhere of a putative hybrid between these two!
  • sterile: In the past it has been assumed that because the two species produce sterile hybrids, the wild species is not threatened.
  • fertile: It also prevents farmers from saving seeds, compelling them to buy the fertile hybrid every year.

Modifies a noun

  • vigor: This ' hybrid vigor ' obviously makes economic sense.
  • library: The project will define in specific terms the range of services required in the new hybrid library.
  • bluebell: Gardeners must take care not to plant Spanish or hybrid bluebells in the countryside or near native populations.
  • offspring: Hybrids could have hybrid offspring ( e.g. mongrels resulting from a cross between two different cross-breeds ).
  • powertrain: PowerBox's hybrid powertrain draws power from two different sources.
  • rhododendron: This area is covered in snowdrops in February and color continues with the flowering of many specie and hybrid rhododendrons and azaleas.

Noun used with modifier

  • Bt: There were posters promoting Bt hybrids displayed on the walls of all villages I visited.
  • plug-in: However, the environmental benefits of plug-in hybrids depend somewhat on the source of the electrical power.
  • maize: The toxin is released in root exudates from a number of maize hybrids expressing three different transformation events [ 22 ] .
  • corn: Product Stewardship for Roundup Ready Corn Roundup Ready corn hybrids are marketed as part of the Market Choices program.
  • wolf: However, the Malamute is a domesticated dog and is not a wolf hybrid.
  • radiation: FPC can contain a set of ordered markers, which are generally from a genetic or radiation hybrid map.