n. & adj.
n. 1 Biol. the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties. 2 often offens. a person of mixed racial or cultural origin. 3 a thing composed of incongruous elements, e.g. a word with parts taken from different languages.
adj. 1 bred as a hybrid from different species or varieties. 2 Biol. heterogeneous. hybrid vigour heterosis. hybridism n. hybridity n.
[ L hybrida, (h)ibrida offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave, etc. ]