Synonyms: hybrid, cross, crossbreed
Definition: (genetics) 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
Usage: a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
Similar words: organism, being
Definition: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Synonyms: hybrid
Definition: a composite of mixed origin
Usage: the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices
Similar words: complex, composite
Definition: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
Usage: the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
Synonyms: loan-blend, loanblend, hybrid
Definition: a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
Similar words: word
Definition: a unit of language that native speakers can identify
Usage: words are the blocks from which sentences are made; he hardly said ten words all morning
Synonyms: intercrossed, hybrid
Definition: produced by crossbreeding
Similar words: crossbred
Definition: bred from parents of different varieties or species