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hybrid
English
Etymology
Known in English since 1601, but rare before c.1850. From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?'br?d, IPA(key): /?ha?.b??d/
Noun
hybrid (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).
- (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.
Synonyms
- (biology): bastard, crossbred/crossbreed/cross-breed, mixling
Translations
Adjective
hybrid (comparative more hybrid, superlative most hybrid)
- Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.
Translations
Related terms
See also
- transgenic
- cultivar
References
- hybrid, page 216, chapter: A Miscegenation Vocabulary in Interracialism, Terms from the Oxford English Dictionary, book: Black White Intermarriage in American History, Literature and Law, Edited by Werner Sollor, Oxford University Press, 2000 [1]
- hybrid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hybrid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- hybrid at OneLook Dictionary Search
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin hibrida
Noun
hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybrider, definite plural hybridene)
- a hybrid
References
- “hybrid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin hibrida
Noun
hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybridar, definite plural hybridane)
- a hybrid
References
- “hybrid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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crossbred
English
Adjective
crossbred
- Produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties or species.
Synonyms
- (Produced from two breeds, varieties or species): mixed-blood
Translations
Verb
crossbred
- simple past tense and past participle of crossbreed
Noun
crossbred (plural crossbreds)
- Any organism produced by breeding from two breeds, varieties, or species.
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