hybrid
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈhaɪbrɪd/
:
híbrido
- The result was a new breed of human dog hybrid known as Hume Dogs.
- F1 hybrid
- maize hybrids
- corn hybrids
So some of you are aware of hybrids from biology and now with cars.
- So some of you are aware of hybrids from biology and now with cars.
- Just caught this nice hybrid right here on the Livingston Swim bait.
- You want a hybrid between a lemon and an orange.
- So dahlias do not give actual viable seed The they are they're a hybrid and so they have sterile seed.
- One way you know that you can cross a bean plant is is if obviously it's not a hybrid.
- I mean, they were they were hybrids, but they get the buds.
- And that is from a man who made this phrase famous human animal hybrids.
Examples
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Additional breeding is being done to develop new hybrids to extend the range of available colors.
Academic text (1994) -
It's a hybrid plant, and like the soybean, can be used to simulate almost any kind of food.
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You want a hybrid between a lemon and an orange.
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So she would survive... as a genetic hybrid.
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So we can ask again, how well did the hybrid survive relative to the parental species?
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The red wolf is known to be a hybrid between the coyote and the grey wolf...
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The nursery is also testing new cherry tree hybrids developed by Pooler and her predecessor, Egolf.
Academic text (1999) -
The red wolf is known to be a hybrid between the coyote and the grey wolf.
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He bred a new hybrid orchid that combines traits of two different species.
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Gardeners often seek to create a hybrid vegetable that has the best qualities of each parent plant.
Synonyms
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5.9
An offspring of two different breeds or varieties
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4.1
An animal or plant born from parents of different breeds, like a mule
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
Greater growth, health, or amount produced in young plants and animals from two different parents
- Slang
A fruit made by changing its genes or by breeding two different fruits that people see as unnatural
- Specialized
A garden flower made by crossing two different petunias with single or double bright blooms
- Specialized
A garden plant that grows from a thick underground stem and has large colorful flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hybrid comes from the Latin word hybrida, which meant an animal born from parents of different kinds, like a mule; this gives you a clear image of two species making one offspring. So a hybrid in biology is still an 'offspring' of different species.