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 cross, crossbred, crossbreed, intercross, mongrel

Related Words mule; outcross; half-bred; mulatto

Near Antonyms full-blood, pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred

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