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mongrelism

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mon·grel  (mnggrl, mng-)
n.
1. An animal or a plant resulting from various interbreedings, especially a dog of mixed or undetermined breed.
2. A cross between different breeds, groups, or varieties, especially a mixture that is or appears to be incongruous.
adj.
Of mixed origin or character.
[Middle English, probably from mong, mixture, from Old English gemang; see mag- in Indo-European roots.]
mon·grelism n.
mongrel·ly adv.
mongrelism
the state or quality of being a mixed breed. — mongrelization, n. — mongrely, adj.
See also: Dogs
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