hybrid
Etymology
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Etymology
Known in English since 1601, but rare before c.1850. From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida.
Pronunciation Nounhybrid (plural hybrids)
- (biology) 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.
- (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
- A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- All our family drive hybrids because they're greener.
- (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
- (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
- An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
- A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
- (biology) bastard, crossbred/crossbreed/cross-breed, mixling
- French: hybride
- German: Blendling, Mischling, Kreuzling, Kreuzung, Bastard, Hybride, Hybride, Hybrid
- Italian: ibrido, incrocio, meticcio
- Portuguese: híbrido
- Russian: гибри́д
- Spanish: híbrido
- French: hybride
- German: Bastardwort, Hybridwort, hybrides Wort, Mischwort, Zwitterwort; Vox hybrida, vox hybrida
- Italian: ibrido
- Russian: гибри́д
- German: Hybridfahrzeug
- Portuguese: híbrido
hybrid
- Consisting of diverse components.
- a hybrid mix of jazz and punk
- (of a car) Running on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
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