"hybrids" in the noun sense
1. loanblend, loan-blend, hybrid
a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
2. hybrid
a composite of mixed origin
"the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
3. hybrid, crossbreed, cross
genetics) 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
"a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
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