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Thesaurus: hybrids

n. a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) n. a composite of mixed origin n. (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimi…

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  1. n. a word that is word/composed">composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) n. a composite of mixed origin n. (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