Meaning of MONGREL
| Pronunciation: | | 'munggrul
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- [n] an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
- [n] derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"
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| | Synonyms: | | bastard, cur, mutt |
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| | See Also: | | Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog, pariah dog, pie-dog, pye-dog, variation | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mon"grel\, n. [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to
AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See {Mingle}.]
The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of
domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. --Drayton.
\Mon"grel\, a.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Not of a pure breed.
2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.
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| | Related Terms: | | animal, bastard, beast, Cape Colored, cattalo, citrange, cross, crossbred, crossbreed, crossed, cur, dog, Eurasian, griffe, half blood, half-bred, half-breed, half-caste, high yellow, hinny, hound, hybrid, hyena, insect, interbred, ladino, liger, lurcher, mestee, mestiza, mestizo, metis, metisse, mixblood, mixed-blood, mulatto, mule, mustee, mutt, octoroon, pariah dog, pig, plumcot, polecat, quadroon, quintroon, reptile, sambo, serpent, skunk, snake, swine, tangelo, tigon, varmint, vermin, viper, whelp, worm, zebrass, zebrule |
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