Mongrel



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 杂种动物; 混血儿
• ［英］ 杂种动物 ( an animal or plant resulting from an uncontrolled or accidental crossing of breeds or varieties) ; 混血儿 ( any cross between different types of persons or things)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, probably from mong mixture, short for ymong, from Old English gemong crowd — more at among
• Date: 15th century
• 1. an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds or strains; especially one of unknown ancestry
• 2. a cross between types of persons or things
• ? mongrel adjective
• ? mongrelization noun
• ? mongrelize transitive verb

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