mongrel
['mʌŋgrәl]
n. 种, 种狗, 混血

a. 种, 混血



mongrel
[ noun ]

1. derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

<noun.artifact>
the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic

2. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

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Mongrel \Mon"grel\, a.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Not of a pure breed.

2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.


Mongrel \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.