hybrid
|hy/brid|
/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/
mixture of different elements
Etymology
'hybrid' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'hibrida,' where 'hibrida' meant 'offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar.'
'hibrida' transformed into the English word 'hybrid' through Middle English.
Initially, it meant 'offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a mixture of two different things.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially the offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties, species, or races.
The mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse.
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Noun 2
a thing made by combining two different elements; a mixture.
The car is a hybrid of electric and gasoline power.
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