Mongrel
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Mongrel refers to mixed ancestry:
- Among pets, one whose parentage is of mixed breeds as opposed to purebred
- Among dogs, this is also called a mutt or a mixed-breed dog
- A mongrel cat is often referred to as a moggy
- For humans (often an insult) a description of a person's (genetic) heritage that is negative and meant as a demeaning label; someone of mixed ethnicities.
- For humans also a description of a member of a group of Mongrels, as in team member on Mongrels Adventure Racing - [link]
- In web development, Mongrel is an open source web server in the same arena as lighttpd and httpd.
References
http://mongrel.rubyforge.orgSee also
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