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(noun) an offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species |
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Synonyms: crossbreed |
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Related Words: being, crossbred, life form, living thing, organism |
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(noun) a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices" |
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Related Words: complex, composite |
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(satellite adjective) produced by crossbreeding |
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Synonyms: crossed, interbred, intercrossed |
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(noun) a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) |
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Synonyms: loanblend |
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Related Words: word |
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