Noun
1. a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
2. a composite of mixed origin;
"the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"3. an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species;
"a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"