hybrid
/'haibrid/
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Definition
Noun:
- An organism resulting from crossbreeding: A living thing created by breeding parents of different varieties, breeds, or species.
- A composite of mixed origin: Something made by combining two or more different elements, ideas, or styles.
- A word composed of parts from different languages: A term formed from elements derived from distinct languages.
Adjective:
- Produced by crossbreeding: Created through the interbreeding of different species or varieties.
- Of mixed character or origin: Composed of disparate parts or influences.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The farmer grew a new hybrid that was resistant to disease.
- The car is a hybrid of a traditional sedan and an SUV.
- "Television" is a hybrid, with "tele-" from Greek and "vision" from Latin.
Adjective:
- The hybrid rose combined the best traits of both parent plants.
- The artist developed a hybrid style, blending classical and modern techniques.
Advanced Usage
"Hybrid vigor" (or heterosis): The phenomenon where a hybrid shows greater strength, size, or other desirable qualities than its parents.
- The hybrid corn exhibited significant hybrid vigor, yielding more per acre.
"Hybrid work model": A work arrangement combining remote and in-office work.
- The company adopted a hybrid work model after the pandemic.
Variants and Related Words
Hybridize (verb): To crossbreed or interbreed.
- Scientists can hybridize different species of plants in the lab.
Hybridization (noun): The process of creating a hybrid.
- The hybridization of these two dog breeds resulted in a popular new companion animal.
Synonyms
- Crossbreed (n., v.): An organism or the act of producing an organism by mating two different breeds.
- Composite (n., adj.): Something made up of various parts; combined.
- Amalgam (n.): A mixture or blend.
Related Phrases
Hybrid vehicle: A vehicle, such as a car, that uses two different power sources, typically an internal combustion engine and an electric motor.
- She bought a hybrid vehicle to reduce her fuel consumption.
Hybrid cloud: A computing environment that combines a public cloud and a private cloud.
- The business uses a hybrid cloud to balance security and scalability.
Related Idioms
- A hybrid of/in between: Used to describe something that is not purely one thing or another, but a mix.
- The genre is a hybrid of jazz and electronic music.
Adjective
- produced by crossbreeding
Noun
- (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
- a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
- a composite of mixed origin
- the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices
- a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)