Careful Words

hybrid (n.)

bastard
blend
cattalo
citrange
combination
composite
compound
contamination
cross
crossbreed
half-breed
half-caste
hinny
ladino
liger
mestiza
mestizo
metis
mixed-blood
mixture
mongrel
mulatto
mule
octoroon
plumcot
portmanteau
quadroon
tangelo
tigon

hybrid (adj.)

bastard
composite
compound
cross
crossbred
crossed
half-bred
half-breed
interbred
macaronic