mongrel has definitions from the field of zoology
1
[ adjective ] of inferior or mixed breed

Examples

"a cur dog" "an underbred dog"

Related terms

crossbred

2
[ noun ] derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

Synonyms

bastard

Examples

"the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"

Related terms

variation mongrelize

3
[ noun ] (zoology) an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

Synonyms

cur mutt

Related terms

dog pariah_dog feist mongrelize

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