From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animals, Plants, Microbes, genetics, biochemhybridhy‧brid /ˈhaɪbrɪd/ ●○○ noun [countable]1HBAHBPan animal or plant produced from parents of different breeds or types → cross-breedhybrid of
a hybrid of wheat and rye► see thesaurus at mixture2MIXsomething that consists of or comes from a mixture of two or more other things
hybrid architecturehybrid of
a unique hybrid of blues, country, pop, and gospel musicExamples from the Corpushybrid• Brownies are a hybrid, part fudge, part cake.• a foodcrop that is a hybrid of wheat and rye• The new constitution was a hybrid of presidential and parliamentary systems.• a hybridapproachcombining the merits of both methods• Different strains and hybridsrespond quite differently to a given dose.• Few bonds are exclusively ionic or covalent; instead, most are hybrids.• Artificialhybrids of these Echinodorus have not yet been created in the aquarium.• Eco-Foam is made of cornstarch from a special corn hybrid.• RipRig created a headyhybrid out of the barebones of jazz improvisation, dub-funk rhythms and punkattitude.• a public/privatehybrid company• We now have approximately 180 magnolias at Lanhydrock and of these there are some 120 different species, hybrids or cultivars.• But now some seed companies reckon wheat hybrids are really on the horizon.hybrid of• The cartridge is essentially a hybrid of a floppydisk and a hard disk.• Triticale is a hybrid of wheat and rye.Originhybrid(1600-1700)Latinhybrida
