From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850.
Meanings
Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.
a hybrid mix of jazz and punk
Now, it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to bring forward one case of the hybrid offspring of two animals clearly distinct being themselves perfectly fertile. 1859 November 24, Charles Darwin, “Variation under Domestication”, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 26:
Of a car, running on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
Brooklyn has opted for hybrid SUVs, at least, to show environmental consciousness. 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 270:
(qualifier:animation) Involving both 2D and 3D animation.
tr melez (consisting of diverse components) · ga croschineálach (consisting of diverse components) · cy croesryw (consisting of diverse components) · he כלאיים \ כִּלְאַיִם (consisting of diverse components) · gl híbrido (consisting of diverse components) · ka ჰიბრიდული (consisting of diverse components) · ca híbrid (consisting of diverse components) · bg хибри́ден (consisting of diverse components) · hy հիբրիդային (consisting of diverse components) · cmn 混血 (consisting of diverse components) · it ibrido (consisting of diverse components) · ru гибри́дный (consisting of diverse components) · ga hibrideach (consisting of diverse components) · fi sekamuotoinen (consisting of diverse components) · pl mieszany (consisting of diverse components) · pl hybrydowy (consisting of diverse components) · fr hybride (consisting of diverse components) · he הִיבְּרִידִי (consisting of diverse components) · la miscellus (consisting of diverse components) · pt híbrido (consisting of diverse components) · ga cros-síolrach (consisting of diverse components) · be гібры́дны (consisting of diverse components) · la bigener (consisting of diverse components) · ast híbridu (consisting of diverse components) · uk гібри́дний (consisting of diverse components) · de hybrid (consisting of diverse components) · es híbrido (consisting of diverse components)
From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850.
Meanings
Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
Lastly, the hybrids or mongrels from between all the domestic breeds of pigeons are perfectly fertile. 1859 November 24, Charles Darwin, “Variation under Domestication”, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 26:
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
Starting in the mid-1940s, the legendary Danish designer Hans Wegner created a series of chairs inspired by Ming Dynasty furnishings, their streamlined frames a hybrid of imperial Chinese forms and Scandinavian modernism. 2026 May 14, Sam Cochran, “Feeling Zen”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 100:
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. ▸ A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
Toyota Motor Corp. detailed plans to invest $912 million to increase output of hybrid components and vehicles across five states, part of a broader $10 billion commitment in the US over the next five years. Factories in West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Missouri will see 252 new jobs as a result of the initiative, the world’s biggest carmaker said in a statement. The move underscores Toyota’s bet that hybrids will dominate US sales in the near term as consumers balk at high EV prices following the end of tax credits. The investment may also strengthen the Japanese carmaker’s foothold in the market as Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and other US carmakers scale back EV ambitions and revisit hybrid strategies to meet shifting demand and emissions targets. 2025 November 18, Reed Stevenson, “Toyota Lays Out $912 Million Plan to Boost US Hybrid Production”, in Bloomberg News:
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. ▸ A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. ▸ A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. ▸ An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. ▸ A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. ▸ A word that is internally macaronic, its elements being derived from different languages.
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(something of mixed origin) · ka ჰიბრიდი (something of mixed origin) · ro hibrid (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · eo krucbredulo (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · nn hybrid (something of mixed origin) · fr hybride (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · it ibrido (something of mixed origin) · fi hybridi (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · pt híbrido (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · pl mieszaniec (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · uk гібри́д (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · la hybrida (something of mixed origin) · de Kreuzling (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · nl kruising (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · nl hybride (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · de Bastardwort (word derived from different languages) · bg кръсто́ска (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · de Mischwort (word derived from different languages) · pl hybryda (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · it ibrido (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · hy հիբրիդ (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · ms hibrid (something of mixed origin) · ru по́месь (something of mixed origin) · hy հիբրիդ (something of mixed origin) · bg хибри́д (something of mixed origin) · ka ჯიშნარევი (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · de Hybride (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · el υβρίδιο (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · la vox hybrida (word derived from different languages) · ca híbrid (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · id hibrida (something of mixed origin) · nl hybridisch woord (word derived from different languages) · ca híbrid (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · fi hybridi (something of mixed origin) · pl hybryda (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · pl samochód hybrydowy (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · da hybrid (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · de Zwitterwort (word derived from different languages) · nb hybrid (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · ka ნაჯვარი (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · he בֶּן תַּעֲרוֹבֶת (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · de Vox hybrida (word derived from different languages) · de Bastard (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · sv hybrid (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · ar هَجِين (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · fi hybridiauto (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · ka ჰიბრიდი (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · it meticcio (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · nn hybrid (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · gl híbrido (something of mixed origin) · sv hybrid (something of mixed origin) · pt híbrido (something of mixed origin) · vi tạp chủng (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · bg хибри́д (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · mi momorua (something of mixed origin) · ru гибри́д (word derived from different languages) · la hybridus (something of mixed origin) · pl hybryda (something of mixed origin) · pl hybryda (word derived from different languages) · da hybrid (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · pt híbrido (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · la hybridus (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · scn ìbbritu (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · da krydsning (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · fr hybride (word derived from different languages) · ms kacukan (something of mixed origin) · gl híbrido (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · gl híbrido (word derived from different languages) · pl krzyżówka (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · kmr dureg (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · de Hybridwort (word derived from different languages) · id hibrida (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · nl hybride (something of mixed origin) · cs hybrid (something of mixed origin) · ar هَجِين (something of mixed origin) · ca híbrid (something of mixed origin) · ca híbrid (word derived from different languages) · bg хибри́д (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · gl híbrido (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · fi risteymä (something of mixed origin) · de Hybridfahrzeug (car that runs on both fuel and electricity) · de hybrides Wort (word derived from different languages) · ja 雑種 (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · cy croesryw (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · sv hybrid (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · de Blendling (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · ru гибри́д (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · id blasteran (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · es híbrido (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · cmn 雜種 /杂种 (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · fi sekamuoto (something of mixed origin) · nl hybride (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · mi momorua (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · ko 잡종 (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · be гібры́д (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · sv blandras (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · de Hybride (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · nb hybrid (something of mixed origin) · ga hibrid (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · fi risteytys (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · la hybrida (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding) · fi hybridi (biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding)