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mongrel

[muhng-gruhl, mong-] / ˈmʌŋ grəl, ˈmɒŋ- /
NOUN
animal of mixed background
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The mongrel called Mona escaped from its pet carrier on the way to a plane, running off across the runway in Buenos Aires, pursued by three vans.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Bruce, "the rescue centre mongrel", sadly died from the tumour at the age of 12.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

Soviet scientists picked Laika, a stray mongrel found on the cold streets of Moscow.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2022

“Like many of us, I’m a mongrel, a hybrid, made up of many things,” she writes in the title essay.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2020

She ran off like a limping mongrel, dragging it beside her.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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