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mongrel

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of mongrel

being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera

  • a mongrel dog
Synonyms of mongrel

cold-blooded (or coldblood), cross, crossbred, hybrid, mixed
Words Related to mongrel

grade, half-bred

dihybrid, trihybrid

crossed, hybridized, interbred, outcrossed
Near Antonyms of mongrel

pedigreed (or pedigree)

inbred, linebred, straightbred
Antonyms of mongrel

blooded, full-blood, full-blooded, purebred, thoroughbred

mongrel

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mongrel

an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera

  • mongrels often suffer fewer health problems than purebreds
Synonyms of mongrel

cross, crossbred, crossbreed, hybrid, intercross
Words Related to mongrel

mule

outcross

half-bred

mulatto
Near Antonyms of mongrel

full-blood, pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred

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