as in hybrids
an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
mongrels often suffer fewer health problems than purebreds
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hybrids
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Overseas shipments of electric cars and plug-in gas-electric hybrids in the first two months of this year — before the war began — had already more than doubled from a year ago, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
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This is realized through incremental improvements in chemical rockets, experimentation with new propellant combinations such as methane or hybrids or the pursuit of systems such as solar electric and nuclear propulsion.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Mongrels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mongrels. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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