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hybrid

Main Entry:: hy·brid
Pronunciation:: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function:: noun

1 : an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera 2 : something heterogeneous in origin or composition <artificial hybrids of DNA and RNA> <somatic cell hybrids of mouse and human cells>

— hybrid adjective

— hy·brid·ism \-brə-ˌdiz-əm\

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noun

— hy·brid·i·ty \hī-ˈbrid-ət-ē\

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noun, plural hy·brid·i·ties

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