/ ˈhaɪbrɪd; NAmE / noun
1.
an animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties :
A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.
—compare cross-breed
2.
hybrid (between / of A and B) something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
SYN mixture :
The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song.
► hy·brid adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (as a noun): from Latin hybrida offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave, etc.