• noun:   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
• noun:   a composite of mixed origin

  Example: "The vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"

• noun:   a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
• adjective:   produced by crossbreeding

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