A mixed breed is a domesticated animal descended from multiple breeds of the same

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

, often breeding without any human intervention, recordkeeping, or selective breeding. Examples include: *

Mixed-breed dog A mongrel, mutt, or mixed-breed dog is a dog that does not belong to one officially recognized Dog breed, breed, including those that result from intentional Dog breeding, breeding. Although the term ''mixed-breed dog'' is sometimes preferred, m ...

, a dog whose ancestry is complex or not known, also colloquially known as "mutt" * Grade horse, a horse whose parentage is unknown, unidentifiable, or of significantly ''mixed breeding'' * A domestic short-haired cat or domestic long-haired cat of no particular breed, colloquially called a "moggy" or "moggie" in some dialects

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{{Reflist Animal breeding Domesticated animals

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