hybrid
[noun]
Synonyms: crossbreed, amalgam, composite, compound, cross, half-breed, mixture, mongrel

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Contrasted words: pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred
Related Words: incross, incrossbred, outcross, combination, composite, mixture

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English Thesaurus: mixture, combination, blend, a cross between something and something, hybrid, ...

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hy‧brid /ˈhaɪbrəd, ˈhaɪbrɪd/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: hybrida]

1. an animal or plant produced from parents of different breeds or types ⇒ cross-breed
hybrid of
a hybrid of wheat and rye

2. something that consists of or comes from a mixture of two or more other things:
hybrid architecture
hybrid of
a unique hybrid of blues, country, pop, and gospel music

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mixture several different substances, ideas, qualities etc that have been put together, especially so that they form one thing:
Pour the mixture into the cake pan and bake for 50 minutes.
He looked at her with a mixture of admiration and curiosity.
combination two or more different things, substances etc that are used together or work together:
Doctors use a combination of drugs to combat the disease.
The business failed due to a combination of bad management and a lack of experience.
blend a mixture of two or more things, qualities, or characteristics, especially ones that combine successfully or in a pleasant way:
The England team is a good side, with a nice blend of experience and youthful energy.
The sauce uses a blend of different ingredients.
a cross between something and something a mixture of very different things – used when you are describing what something looks or sounds like:
The building looked like a cross between a museum and a spaceship.
Her music sounds like a cross between the Rolling Stones and Amy Winehouse.
hybrid /ˈhaɪbrəd, ˈhaɪbrɪd/ something that is produced by combining two or more things, especially using advanced scientific methods:
Scientists are combining human and animal embryos to create genetic hybrids.
These industries use a hybrid of different technologies.
The plant is a hybrid of wheat and rye.
amalgam /əˈmælɡəm/ formal a mixture of different things, in which you can still recognize the original features:
The record is an amalgam of hard rock, jazz, and blues.
synthesis formal something that has been made by combining different things, especially information or ideas:
The essay should be a synthesis of the information from various sources.
jumble a lot of different things mixed together in an untidy way:
Rae looked through the jumble of old record albums and tapes.
mishmash
hodgepodge informal a mixture of a lot of different things, styles etc that do not seem right together:
If you look closely at the individual buildings they are a real hodgepodge of styles.
The story is a bit of a mishmash.
compound a chemical substance that contains atoms of two or more elements:
common chemical compounds such as sodium chloride
solution a liquid mixed with a solid or a gas:
a weak sugar solution

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