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hybridism
Variant of hybrid
noun
- 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.
- anything of mixed origin, unlike parts, etc.
- Linguis. a word made up of elements originally from different languages, as companionway
adjective
of, or having the nature of, a hybrid
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