hybrid

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #10771

Meanings

1

noun
Something made by combining two different things.

This music is a hybrid of jazz and rock.
2

adj
Made by combining two different things.

The course uses a hybrid mix of online and classroom teaching.
3

noun
A plant or animal produced from two different species or breeds.

A mule is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey.
4

adj
Of a car, running on both fuel and electricity.

They bought a hybrid car to save money on petrol.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · a plant or animal produced... crossbreed

More cross cross-breedmeldingmixlingmongrel

Word family

Forms hybridiserhybridisershybridityhybridizerhybrids

Derived forms biohybridcybriddihybridhybridalhybridasehybridicityhybridinghybridisationhybridisehybridismhybridisthybridity

Related forms cultivarhybridatransgenic

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Phrases (1)

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hybrid vigor
the tendency of offspring from crossbreeding to show stronger qualities than either parent

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850.

hybrida Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# hybrid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 10771

## Meanings
1. Something made by combining two different things.
2. Made by combining two different things.
3. A plant or animal produced from two different species or breeds.
4. Of a car, running on both fuel and electricity.

## Examples
- This music is a hybrid of jazz and rock.
- The course uses a hybrid mix of online and classroom teaching.
- A mule is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey.
- They bought a hybrid car to save money on petrol.

## Synonyms
- cross
- cross-breed
- melding
- mixling
- mongrel

## Derived Forms
- biohybrid
- cybrid
- dihybrid
- hybridal
- hybridase
- hybridicity
- hybriding
- hybridisation
- hybridise
- hybridism
- hybridist
- hybridity

## Related Forms
- cultivar
- hybrida
- transgenic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hybrida

## Etymology
From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850.

## AI Etymology
Hybrid comes from Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850. In current use, the main senses are “Something made by combining two different things” and “Made by combining two different things”.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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