Noun(1) a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root(2) a composite of mixed origin(3) (genetics
Adjective(1) produced by crossbreeding
Noun(1) a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root(2) a composite of mixed origin(3) (genetics
Adjective(1) produced by crossbreeding
(1) But the city's polyglot hybrid culture also made it a gateway for young Indians from the hinterland to urban India in general.(2) ÔÇÿIt's a wonderful hybrid of poetry and fiction,ÔÇÖ she says.(3) These firms provide hybrid varieties of rabbits, whose meat and processed skin are exported.(4) There are well over 300 species of Dianthus, including hundreds of hybrid varieties.(5) Advanced technology buses are now available that do not idle and that have even lower emissions and greater fuel efficiency than the current hybrid buses, which idle.(6) In Scotland, the Anglo-Normans were one more element in an already hybrid kingdom.(7) The species marketed are new hybrid varieties.(8) The ÔÇÿrevolution of rosesÔÇÖ on 22 November was a hybrid of spontaneity and careful preparation.(9) In addition, the genetic composition of the hybrid populations, the mating pattern, and population genetic structure also require quantification.(10) For farmers the focus was on some of the latest developments in producing hybrid varieties of vegetables and fruits.(11) Yet many open-pollinated and hybrid varieties that have no listed disease resistances do have good resistance to certain pathogens.(12) What strikes me about the passage is its hybrid character.(13) Other hybrid composites have a combination of colloidal and fine particles, and have better compressive and tensile strength properties than the microfine variety.(14) An example of a Spanish-Aztec hybrid word is chibola, the Nicaraguan word for bottled soda.(15) ÔÇÿI thought he'd better get someone from Hollywood,ÔÇÖ she says, still talking in that strange accent, a hybrid of Iceland and London.(16) In my garden both the wildling and its hybrid offspring, in shades of pink and red, seed around on my heavy, acid soil.
