Dog
Mongrel
Mongrel noun - An inferior dog or one of mixed breed.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Dogs of mixed ancestry have many generic names: Hybrid, mutt, cur, cross-breed, mix(ed)-breed, mongrel, Heinz 57, and simply "dog".
Source: I Have Many Names -
Kick the Dog: Maud, Precious's former maid, does this to a literal dog, the Higginsons' mongrel Red Dog, long after having given him payback for chasing her up a tree.
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Outcast: Canog, a mistreated mongrel like her owner Beric; his childhood dog Gelert.
Source: Creator / Rosemary Sutcliff
Cite this Source
Mongrel and Dog. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dog/mongrel
Dog & Mongrel. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dog/mongrel>.
Mongrel or Dog. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dog/mongrel.
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