Hybrid HYB'RID, n. [Gr. injury, force, rape; L. hybrida.]
A mongrel or mule; an animal or plant, produced from the mixture of two species.
HY'BRID

hybrid adj 1: produced by crossbreeding [syn: hybrid, intercrossed] n 1: a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) [syn: loanblend, loan-blend, hybrid] 2: a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices" 3: (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" [syn: hybrid, crossbreed, cross]

hybrid 1601, from L. hybrida, var. of ibrida "mongrel," specifically "offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar," of unknown origin but probably from Gk. and somehow related to hubris. A rare word before c.1850.

hybrid noun Etymology: Latin hybrida Date: 1601 1. an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera 2. a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions 3. a. something heterogeneous in origin or composition ; composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b. something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function • hybrid adjective • hybridism noun • hybridity noun

hybrid
n. & adj.
--n.
1 Biol. the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties.
2 often offens. a person of mixed racial or cultural origin.
3 a thing composed of incongruous elements, e.g. a word with parts taken from different languages.
--adj.
1 bred as a hybrid from different species or varieties.
2 Biol. heterogeneous.
Phrases and idioms:
hybrid vigour heterosis.
Derivatives:
hybridism n. hybridity n.
Etymology: L hybrida, (h)ibrida offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave, etc.

hybrid (hybrids) 1. A hybrid is an animal or plant that has been bred from two different species of animal or plant. (TECHNICAL) All these brightly coloured hybrids are so lovely in the garden. N-COUNT • Hybrid is also an adjective. ...the hybrid maize seed. ADJ: ADJ n 2. You can use hybrid to refer to anything that is a mixture of other things, especially two other things. ...a hybrid of solid and liquid fuel. N-COUNT • Hybrid is also an adjective. ...a hybrid system. ADJ: ADJ n

hybrid ˈhaɪbrɪd n. & adj. --n. 1 Biol. the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties. 2 often offens. a person of mixed racial or cultural origin. 3 a thing composed of incongruous elements, e.g. a word with parts taken from different languages. --adj. 1 bred as a hybrid from different species or varieties. 2 Biol. heterogeneous. øhybrid vigour heterosis. øøhybridism n. hybridity n. [L hybrida, (h)ibrida offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave, etc.]

Mule \Mule\ (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. Mulatto.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny. Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness. 2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called also hybrid. 3. A very stubborn person. 4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also jenny and mule-jenny. Mule armadillo (Zo["o]l.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia hybrida), native of Buenos Aires; -- called also mulita. See Illust. under Armadillo. Mule deer (Zo["o]l.), a large deer ({Cervus, or Cariacus, macrotis}) of the Western United States. The name refers to its long ears. Mule pulley (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel. Mule twist, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.

Hybrid \Hy"brid\, n. (Philol.) A word composed of elements which belong to different languages.

Hybrid \Hy"brid\, n. [L. hybrida, hibrida, prob. allied to Gr. ? wantonness (as if unbridled, lawless, unnatural), perh. akin to Gr. "ype`r over, E. over: cf. F. hybride.] (Biol.) The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.

Hybrid \Hy"brid\, a. Produced from the mixture of two species; as, plants of hybrid nature.

hybrid I. n. Mongrel, mule, cross. II. a. Mongrel, cross-bred, hermaphrodite.

hybrid ˈhaɪbrɪd n. mixture, cross-breed, half-breed, mongrel, cross, composite, combination, compound: The best wheat for this region is a hybrid developed in our laboratory.

53 Moby Thesaurus words for "hybrid": Cape Colored, Eurasian, bastard, blend, cattalo, citrange, combination, composite, compound, contamination, cross, crossbred, crossbreed, crossed, griffe, half blood, half-bred, half-breed, half-caste, high yellow, hinny, hybrid word, hybridism, interbred, ladino, liger, macaronic, macaronicism, mestee, mestiza, mestizo, metis, metisse, mixblood, mixed-blood, mixture, mongrel, mulatto, mule, mustee, octoroon, plumcot, portmanteau, portmanteau word, portmantologism, quadroon, quintroon, sambo, tangelo, telescope word, tigon, zebrass, zebrule

look up a word or phrase