hybridnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/us/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/hybrid noun [ C ] (MIXTURE)
a plant or animal that has been produced from two different types of plant or animal, especially to get better characteristics:
The garden strawberry is a large-fruited hybrid.
The animal looks like a hybrid of a zebra and a horse.
something that is a mixture of two very different things:
His work is an interesting hybrid of popular and classical music.
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Genetics
- adenine
- anaphase
- chromosomal
- chromosome
- codon
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- double helix
- gene therapy
- genetic code
- GMO
- heredity
- homozygous
- inheritance
- oncogene
- recessive
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
- translocation
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hybrid noun [ C ] (VEHICLE)
also hybrid car a vehicle with an engine that uses both petrol and another type of energy, usually electricity
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Road vehicles in general
- all-terrain vehicle
- amphibious
- ATV
- autorickshaw
- conveyance
- craft
- diesel
- fleet
- front
- HOV
- machine
- model
- motor vehicle
- motorcade
- ringer
- transportation
- vehicle
- wheelchair
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hybrid
adjective uk/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/us/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/
figurative His choreography is described as "a hybrid mix of mime and circus tricks".