hybrid
noun
the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, especially as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics.
hybrids
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pluralof hybrid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In September, roughly two-thirds of new vehicles sold in China were full battery EVs or plug-in hybrids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Lord's already has two hybrids, where synthetic fibres are inserted and mixed with a regular grass pitch, and a third will be added to the square in the spring.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Officials in 2024 excluded plug-in hybrids from additional European Union tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
With global demand for electric vehicles slowing, Leiters said Porsche would continue to invest in internal combustion engines and plug-in hybrids.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Von Tschermak had been a graduate student at Halle and in Ghent, where, working on pea hybrids, he had also observed hereditary traits moving independently and discretely, like particles, across generations of hybrids.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
