Mongrel

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Mongrel refers to mixed ancestry:

• In botany, a mongrel was considered the offspring of varieties of a species which was in contrast to a hybrid which was considered the offspring of distinct species^[1]. This strict distinction is mostly historical today.
• Among pets, one whose parentage is of unknown or mixed breeds as opposed to purebred.
  • Dogs are also referred to as a mutt (see mixed-breed dog), or a mix of two varieties of plants, animals, viruses, etc.
• Among humans, mongrel and mongrelize are derogatory terms for the mixing of races.
  • In Australia, "mongrel" epithet generally refers to an ill-bred man; a man of poor manners or morals.
• "Mongrelism" is a term coined by Manawatu Turbos captain Hayden Triggs, which means to play in a style with more aggression

Mongrel may also refer to:

• Mongrel (band), a British band.
• Mongrel (The Number Twelve Looks Like You album)
• Mongrel (The Bob Seger System album)
• Mongrel (web server), an open-source computer library.

[edit] See also

• Heterosis (Hybrid vigor)

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