hybrid
Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.gOffspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
» Tom bought a hybrid.
Том купив гібидне авто.
Meaning
8 sensesOffspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
Blendling, Mischling, Kreuzling
гибри́дgibríd, по́месьpómesʹ
гібри́дhibrýd
(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
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
a composite of mixed origin
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
Hybridfahrzeug
A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
A word that is internally macaronic, its elements being derived from different languages.
Bastardwort, Hybridwort, hybrides Wort
гибри́дgibríd
a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., ‘monolingual’ has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
Examples
37 sentencesTom bought a hybrid.
Том купив гібидне авто.
This is a hybrid.
Це гібрид.
ruЭто гибрид.
Tom bought a hybrid car.
Том купив гібридне авто.
ruТом купил гибридный автомобиль.
deTom hat sich ein Hybridfahrzeug zugelegt.
Do you drive a hybrid car?
You could at least buy a hybrid.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tameFrom 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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Forms
plural: hybridsSynonyms
12 synonyms- (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:crossbreedcross
- a car which runs on two power sources, usually an internal combustion engine and an electronic motor:hybrid car
- a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., ‘monolingual’ has a Greek prefix and a Latin root):loanblendloan-blend