Hy"brid (?), n. [L. hybrida, hibrida, prob. allied to Gr. &?; wantonness (as if unbridled, lawless, unnatural), perh. akin to Gr. "ype`r over, E. over: cf. F. hybride.] (Biol.)
The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.
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Hy"brid, a.
Produced from the mixture of two species; as, plants of hybrid nature.
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Hy"brid (?), n. (Philol.)
A word composed of elements which belong to different languages.
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