1. Noun
The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.
2. Adjective
Produced from the mixture of two species; as, plants of hybrid nature.
3. Noun
(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
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4. 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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