mongrel
noun
mon·grel
| \ ˈmäŋ-grəl
, ˈməŋ-
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Definition of mongrel
1
: an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed entry 2 sense 1) or strains (see strain entry 1 sense 1)
especially
: one of unknown ancestry
She owns several dogs, one of which is a mongrel.
2
: a cross between types of persons or things
the cinema is … a mongrel of virtually all the other arts— Gerald Mast