hybrid

noun hybrids

1. Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains. Lastly, the hybrids or mongrels from between all the domestic breeds of pigeons are perfectly fertile.
2. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. Starting in the mid-1940s, the legendary Danish designer Hans Wegner created a series of chairs inspired by Ming Dynasty furnishings, their streamlined frames a hybrid of imperial Chinese forms and Scandinavian modernism.
3. A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun). Toyota Motor Corp. detailed plans to invest $912 million to increase output of hybrid components and vehicles across five states, part of a broader $10 billion commitment in the US over the next five years. Factories in West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Missouri will see 252 new jo
4. A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
5. A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
6. An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
7. A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
8. A word that is internally macaronic, its elements being derived from different languages.

Similar: cross, cross-breed, hybrid, melding, mixling, mongrel

adjective more hybrid · most hybrid

1. Of or composed of mixed origin or composition. a hybrid mix of jazz and punk
2. Of a car, running on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun). Brooklyn has opted for hybrid SUVs, at least, to show environmental consciousness.
3. Involving both 2D and 3D animation.