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Meaning of hybrid

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hybrid
      adj 1: produced by crossbreeding [syn: {hybrid}, {intercrossed}]
      n 1: a word that is composed of parts from different languages
           (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
           [syn: {loanblend}, {loan-blend}, {hybrid}]
      2: a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid
         of administrative and legislative offices"
      3: (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; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
         [syn: {hybrid}, {crossbreed}, {cross}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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