Definition

1. 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.

2. 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

1. produced by crossbreeding

Noun

1. (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
2. a composite of mixed origin
   • the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices
3. a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)