noun
- A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e. G., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root.
- synonyms: loanblend, loan-blend
- A composite of mixed origin.
- usage: "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
- 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. (
- usage: "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
- synonyms: crossbreed, cross
adjective
- Produced by crossbreeding.
- synonyms: intercrossed
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