Hybrid

Pronunciation

• enPR: hÄ«'brÄ­d, IPA: /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/

Origin

Known in English since 1601, but rare before c.1850. From Latin hybrida, a variant of ibrida ("a mongrel; specifically, offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar").

Full definition of hybrid

Noun

1. (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
2. Something of mixed origin or composition.
3. A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
4. Short for hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
5. (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.

Synonyms

• mixling, cross-breed

Adjective

1. Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.

Related terms

• hybrida
• hybridise
  hybridize
• hybridism
• hybridist
• hybridity
• hybrid car
• hybrid computer
• hybrid tea, hybrid tea rose