mongrel
Noun
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Derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine;
Something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin (synset 102807938)"the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"domain usage: depreciation, derogation, disparagement - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingis a type of: variation - an artifact that deviates from a norm or standardsame as: bastard -
An inferior dog or one of mixed breed (synset 102087513)
is a type of: canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breedssubtypes:
- feist, fice - a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
- pariah dog, pie-dog, pye-dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India
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