1. (noun) 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)
Synonyms: loan-blend, hybrid, crossbreed, loanblend, cross Antonyms: purebred
2. (noun) hybrid
a composite of mixed origin
Synonyms: loan-blend, crossbreed, loanblend, cross Antonyms: purebred
3. (adj) 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
Synonyms: crossing, hybridisation, loanblend, cross, crossbreed, loan-blend, crown of thorns, crisscross, hybridization, hybrid, interbreeding, mark, hybridizing, crossbreeding Antonyms: purebred
4. (adj) hybrid, intercrossed
produced by crossbreeding
Synonyms: hybrid, intercrossed Antonyms: purebred
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