hybrids

Noun

hybrid (plural hybrids)

1. Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
   • Lastly, the hybrids or mongrels from between all the domestic breeds of pigeons are perfectly fertile.1859 November 24, Charles Darwin, “Variation under Domestication”, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 26

   Synonyms:

   bastard, crossbreed, mixing

2. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
   • Starting in the mid-1940s, the legendary Danish designer Hans Wegner created a series of chairs inspired by Ming Dynasty furnishings, their streamlined frames a hybrid of imperial Chinese forms and Scandinavian modernism.2026 May, Sam Cochran, “Feeling Zen”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 100
   1. A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
      • Toyota Motor Corp. detailed plans to invest $912 million to increase output of hybrid components and vehicles across five states, part of a broader $10 billion commitment in the US over the next five years. Factories in West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Missouri will see 252 new...2025 November 18, Reed Stevenson, “Toyota Lays Out $912 Million Plan to Boost US Hybrid Production”, in Bloomberg News
   2. A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
   3. A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
   4. An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.

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