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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
hybrid
▪ I. hy·brid [hybrid hybrids] BrE [ˈhaɪbrɪd] NAmE [ˈhaɪbrɪd] noun
1. an animal or plant that has parents of different ↑species or varieties
•A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.
compare ↑cross-breed
2. ~ (between/of A and B) something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
Syn: ↑mixture
•The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song.
3. a vehicle that uses two different types of power, especially petrol/gas or ↑diesel and electricity
Word Origin:
early 17th cent. (as a noun): from Latin hybrida ‘offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave’, etc.
▪ II. hy·brid adjective
•hybrid flowers
•a hybrid language
•a hybrid car/vehicle
Main entry: ↑hybridderived
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