hybrid
noun
1. a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
Similar word(s): loanblend
Definition categories: communication, word
2. a composite of mixed origin
- the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices
Definition categories: thought, complex, composite
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
Similar word(s): cross, crossbreed