dihybrid

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UK/daɪˈhaɪbɹɪd/

noun

A hybrid that is heterozygous with respect to two independent alleles

Scrabble 18

Meanings

noundihybrid (plural dihybrids)

plural dihybrids

  1. biologyA hybrid that is heterozygous with respect to two independent alleles

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishhybrid
  8. Englishdihybrid

From di- + hybrid.

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APA

dihybrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihybrid

MLA

“dihybrid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihybrid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dihybrid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihybrid.

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