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mongrel noun [ ˈmʌŋɡr(ə)l ]

• a dog of no definable type or breed.
• "she's a particularly intelligent mongrel with a lot of collie in her"
Similar: cross-bred, mixed-breed, half-breed, hybrid,
Opposite: pedigree,
Origin: late Middle English: of Germanic origin, apparently from a base meaning ‘mix’, and related to mingle and among.


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