As adjectives the difference between purebred and hybrid
is that purebred is that which has genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal while hybrid is consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.
As nouns the difference between purebred and hybrid
is that purebred is an animal which has genuine parents of the same breed while hybrid is offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
purebred
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
That which has genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.
Noun
(
en noun)
An animal which has genuine parents of the same breed.
Antonyms
*
* mixed breed
hybrid
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(
wikipedia hybrid)
(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
Something of mixed origin or composition.
A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
Short for hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
(golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
Synonyms
* (l), (l)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.
Related terms
* hybrida
* hybridise / hybridize
* hybridism
* hybridist
* hybridity
* hybrid car
* hybrid computer
* hybrid tea, hybrid tea rose
See also
* transgenic
* cultivar
References
* hybrid, page 216, chapter: A Miscegenation Vocabulary in Interracialism, Terms from the Oxford English Dictionary, book: Black White Intermarriage in Americal History, Literature and Law, Edited by Werner Sollor, Oxford University Press, 2000 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tggfcZQyofAC&pg=PA216&dq=minton+warren+hybrida&client=firefox-av=onepage&q=minton%20warren%20hybrida&f=false]
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