Hybrid vs. Variety — What's the Difference?

(Genetics) The offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially the offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties, species, or races.

The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity or monotony

Something of mixed origin or composition, such as a word whose elements are derived from different languages.

A taxonomic category that ranks below subspecies (where present) or species, its members differing from others of the same subspecies or species in minor but permanent or heritable characteristics. Varieties are more often recognized in botany, in which they are designated in the style Apium graveolens (var. dulce).

Something having two kinds of components that produce the same or similar results, such as a vehicle powered by both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine as sources of power for the drivetrain.

The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity

(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.

A number or collection of varied things, especially of a particular group; an assortment

Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.

Something that is distinguished from others of the same kind by a specific characteristic or set of characteristics

(linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.

A form of a language that is used by a specific social group and differs from forms used by other social groups

A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).

(Biology) A taxonomic subdivision of a species or subspecies consisting of a group of naturally occurring or selectively bred individuals that differ from other individuals of the species in certain minor characteristics.

(cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.

A variety show.

(golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.

(countable)

An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.

A deviation or difference.

A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.

A specific variation of something.

Consisting of diverse components.

A collection or number of different things.

(of a car) Running on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).

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The offspring of the union of two animals or plants derived from recognizably different genetic lines, as two distinct species, or two strains of the same species with known genetic differences; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two genetic lines. See Mongrel.

(uncountable)

A word composed of elements which belong to different languages.

The quality of being varied; diversity.

Anything derived by a mixture of components or characteristics from two distinctly different sources; as, a musical hybrid; a DNA-RNA hybrid.

The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.

Produced from the mixture of two genetically distinct strains; as, plants of hybrid nature.

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

Derived by a mixture of characteristics from two distinctly different sources; as, a hybrid musical style; a hybrid DNA molecule.

That which is various.

A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.

A composite of mixed origin;

Such entertainment as in given in variety shows; the production of, or performance in, variety shows.

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;

Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.

Produced by crossbreeding

An individual, or group of individuals, of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics typical of the species, and capable either of perpetuating itself for a period, or of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species.

In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc.

A collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

Noticeable heterogeneity;

(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differe from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics;

A show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances

A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality;

A difference that is usually pleasant;