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Dog vs Mongrel - What's the difference?

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Dog is a synonym of mongrel.


As nouns the difference between dog and mongrel

is that dog is a mammal, canis lupus familiaris , that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding while mongrel is someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin; especially , a dog that is such.

As a verb dog

is to pursue with the intent to catch.

dog

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    mongrel

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin; especially , a dog that is such.
    • That dog is a mongrel , who knows what breed it could be!
  • (slang, Australia) A thuggish or obnoxious person.

    • Synonyms

    * (someone of mixed kind) bitsa, bitser or bitzer (qualifier), cur, mutt

    Related terms

    * among

    Hyponyms

    * moggy (of a cat)

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