Hybrid – Offspring of two different plants or animals
(Pronounced high-brid)
To remember the definition of the word hybrid, use the following mnemonic:
It was a high bid (hybrid) on this strange animal made up of two different species.
Examples of hybrid in a sentence
Many hybrid forms of varying shades of colour have been raised in recent years.
A hybrid between the yak and Indian cattle, called zo, is commonly reared in Tibet and the Himalayas.
Hybrid plants may be again crossed, or even re-hybridised, so as to produce a progeny of very mixed parentage.