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mongrel

mon.grel or mon.grel.ly \'m*n-gr*l, 'ma:n-, 'ma:n-\ \-gr*-le-\ 
   \-gr*-.liz-*m\ \-.li-z\ n [prob. fr. ME mong mixture, short for ymong, fr. 
   OE gemong cr]owd - more at AMONG 1: an individual resulting from the 
   interbreeding of diverse breeds or stra ins; esp : one of unknown ancestry 
   2: a cross between types of persons or things  - mon.grel. aj