  We introduce a framework for hybrid neutrino mass generation, wherein
scotogenic dark sector particles, including dark matter, are charged
non-trivially under the $A_4$ flavor symmetry. The spontaneous breaking of the
$A_4$ group to residual $\mathcal{Z}_2$ subgroup results in the ``cutting" of
the radiative loop. As a consequence the neutrinos acquire mass through the
hybrid ``scoto-seesaw" mass mechanism, combining aspects of both the tree-level
seesaw and one-loop scotogenic mechanisms, with the residual $\mathcal{Z}_2$
subgroup ensuring the stability of the dark matter. The flavor symmetry also
leads to several predictions including the normal ordering of neutrino masses
and ``generalized $\mu-\tau$ reflection symmetry" in leptonic mixing.
Additionally, it gives testable predictions for neutrinoless double beta decay
and a lower limit on the lightest neutrino mass. Finally, $A_4 \to
\mathcal{Z}_2$ breaking also leaves its imprint on the dark sector and ties it
with the neutrino masses and mixing. The model allows only scalar dark matter,
whose mass has a theoretical upper limit of $\lesssim$ 600 GeV, with viable
parameter space satisfying all dark matter constraints, available only up to
about 80 GeV. Conversely, fermionic dark matter is excluded due to constraints
from the neutrino sector. Various aspects of this highly predictive framework
can be tested in both current and upcoming neutrino and dark matter
experiments.
