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mongrel

noun
 
/ˈmʌŋɡrəl/
 
/ˈmʌŋɡrəl/
 (especially British English)
(also mutt especially in North American English)
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  1. a dog that is a mixture of different typesTopics Animalsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: of Germanic origin, apparently from a base meaning ‘mix’, and related to mingle and among.
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