Definitions for hybrid
hybrid
hy·brid
Spelling: [hahy-brid]
IPA: /ˈhaɪ brɪd/
Hybrid is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 55 anagrams from letters in hybrid (bdhiry).
Definitions for hybrid
noun
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the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, especially as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics.
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a person or group of persons produced by the interaction or crossbreeding of two unlike cultures, traditions, etc.
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anything derived from heterogeneous sources, or composed of elements of different or incongruous kinds:
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a word composed of elements originally drawn from different languages, as television, whose components come from Greek and Latin.
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something that is powered by more than one source of power:
a car or other vehicle that combines an internal-combustion engine with one or more electric motors powered by a battery:
adjective
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bred from two distinct breeds, varieties, species, or genera.
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composite; formed or composed of heterogeneous elements.
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composed of elements originally drawn from different languages, as a word.
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powered by more than one source of power:
Origin of hybrid
First recorded in 1595-1605, hybrid is from the Latin word hybrida, hibrida a crossbred animal
Examples for hybrid
Confusion,” as a NATO briefer explained Thursday, “is part and parcel of this Russian hybrid warfare strategy.
These nomads were a hybrid type of Araucans, Pehu-enches, and Aucas.
The trainer was a bosom friend of his; a sort of hybrid brother in friendship.
The hugely popular website Weibo, a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook, was blocked.
Many botanists are of the opinion that Bourquiniana is a hybrid.
The hybrid aircraft have a vertical takeoff and landing capability.
Manufacturers are busily introducing new models of all-electric and hybrid cars.
But no hybrid combination was so successful as "two of a kind."
Astrology and magic were the monstrous fruit of a hybrid union.
So it was fun to see how they strung those together and had the hybrid between live-action and animation.