hybrid

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɪbrɪd/

noun

  • 1 Biology the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule: the bird was a hybrid of a goose and a swan
  • 2a thing made by combining two different elements: jungle is a hybrid of reggae and house music
  • a word formed from elements taken from different languages, for example television (tele- from Greek, vision from Latin).
  • (also hybrid car) a car with a petrol engine and an electric motor, each of which can propel it.

adjective

  • of mixed character; composed of different elements: hybrid diesel-electric buses
  • bred as a hybrid from different species or varieties: a hybrid variety hybrid offspring

Derivatives

hybridism

noun

hybridity

Pronunciation: /-ˈbrɪdɪti/
noun

Origin:

early 17th century (as a noun): from Latin hybrida 'offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave, etc.'