hybrid
noun
[ ˈhʌɪbrɪd ]
• the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule.
• "the bird was a hybrid of a goose and a swan"
Similar:
cross,
cross-breed,
mixed-breed,
mixture,
blend,
meld,
amalgam,
amalgamation,
combination,
composite,
compound,
conglomerate,
fusion,
synthesis,
mash-up,
• a thing made by combining two different elements.
• "jungle is a hybrid of reggae and house music"
hybrid
adjective
• of mixed character; composed of different elements.
• "hybrid diesel-electric buses"
Origin:
early 17th century (as a noun): from Latin hybrida ‘offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave, etc.’.
