hybrid

Something made by combining two different things, including a word with parts from different languages.

• The film is a hybrid of two styles.
• This word is a hybrid of Greek and Latin elements.
• The restaurant serves unusual hybrids of local and foreign dishes.

How to use it: a hybrid of A and B (The show is a hybrid of comedy and mystery.); a hybrid between A and B (Their game is a hybrid between chess and a card game.)

Similar words: mixture, combination, blend

Common phrases: hybrid of something, hybrid between things, linguistic hybrid, unusual hybrid

An animal or plant whose parents belong to different species or varieties.

• This tomato is a hybrid.
• The gardeners grew several new hybrids.
• A mule is a hybrid with a horse and a donkey as parents.

How to use it: a hybrid of A and B (This flower is a hybrid of two wild species.); a hybrid between A and B (The animal is a hybrid between a wolf and a dog.)

Similar words: cross, crossbreed

Common phrases: plant hybrid, animal hybrid, hybrid of something, breed a hybrid

Using both a fuel engine and an electric motor to move.

• We bought a hybrid car.
• Does this hybrid vehicle use less fuel?
• More drivers are choosing hybrid cars to reduce fuel costs.

Common phrases: hybrid car, hybrid vehicle, hybrid engine

Made by combining two different kinds of things.

• They use a hybrid teaching method.
• Her music has a hybrid style that combines jazz and rock.
• The company developed a hybrid system with both old and new technology.

Similar words: mixed, combined

Common phrases: hybrid system, hybrid model, hybrid approach