A hybrid is the combination of two or more different things, aimed at achieving a particular objective or goal. In different contexts this may refer to:

Biology

• Hybrid (biology), the offspring resulting from cross-breeding of different plants or animals
• Hybrid grapes, crossbreed grape varieties

Etymology and Mythology

• Hybrid word, a word with mixed etymologies
• Hybrid (mythology), a creature combining body parts of two or more species

Gemology

• Hybrid Gemstone, a significantly treated stone consisting of natural and artificial components

Technology

• Hybrid computer, computers which are both analog and digital computers
• Hybrid coupler, a type of directional coupler used in radio and telecommunications
• Hybrid coil
• Telephone hybrid, an electronic circuit used in telephones

Transportation

• Hybrid bicycle, a bicycle combining design features of road and mountain bikes
• Hybrid electric vehicle, a car that combines an internal combustion engine with electric motors
• Hybrid vehicle, a vehicle which uses a mixture of power or fuel sources

Finance

• Hybrid security, an economic vehicle that combines elements of debt and equity

Entertainment

• Hybrid refers to a group of humans that have alien characteristics in the Resistance (series)
• Hybrid (role-playing game), a spoof role-playing game
• Hybrid (Underworld)

Comics

• Hybrid (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain group
• Hybrid (Marvel Comics), a name shared by two Marvel Comics characters
• Hybrid (Scott Washington), an anti-hero in the Marvel Universe

Literature

• Hybrids (novel), part of the Neanderthal Parallax trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer

Music

• Hybrid (Spanish band), a Spanish extreme metal band
• Hybrid (Welsh band), a Welsh electronic music group
• Hybrid (album), a 1985 album by Michael Brook
• Hybrid (Gary Numan album), a 2003 remix album by Gary Numan
• Hybrid (split album), a 2008 Japan-only album

Sports

• Hybrid (golf), a type of golf club
• Hybrid martial arts, refer to martial arts or fighting systems that incorporate techniques and theories from several particular martial arts

See also

• For phrases that start with Hybrid, see Special:Prefixindex/Hybrid.
• Hybridisation (disambiguation)
• Grey area (disambiguation)
• Hybrids language (disambiguation)

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