hybrid

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something made by combining two different things.

   This music is a hybrid of jazz and rock.

2. 2
   adj

   Made by combining two different things.

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

3. 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. 4
   adj

   Of a car, running on both fuel and electricity.

   They bought a hybrid car to save money on petrol.

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.

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