What is hybrid in Latin?
Moreover, what is a hybrid word give an example?
The word hybrid (from Latin hybrida, 'mongrel') commonly refers to animals and plants of mixed lineage, and more recently to vehicles with two or more power sources. A familiar example is television, which (via French) yokes Greek tele– 'far' to Latin visio 'seeing'.
Saying Hybrid in European Languages.
Language | Ways to say hybrid | |
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French | hybride | [edit] |
Galician | híbrido | [edit] |
German | Hybride | [edit] |
Greek | υβρίδιο (yvrídio) | [edit] |
Keeping this in consideration, what is the definition of hybrid in science?
Hybrid, offspring of parents that differ in genetically determined traits. The term hybrid, therefore, has a wider application than the terms mongrel or crossbreed, which usually refer to animals or plants resulting from a cross between two races, breeds, strains, or varieties of the same species.
Synonyms: crossing, hybridisation, loanblend, cross, crossbreed, loan-blend, crown of thorns, crisscross, hybridization, interbreeding, mark, hybridizing, crossbreeding. Antonyms: purebred. hybrid, intercrossed(adj)