mutt
noun
a dog, especially a mongrel.
mutts
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pluralof mutt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The test results said one of the dogs share the same amount of DNA as people do with their full siblings – and that they’re mutts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Two days after being rescued, the 6-month-old mutts — one tiger-striped, the other jet black — mostly dozed on donated blankets amid chew toys, still drained from their ordeal.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Miles is an All-American dog, the American Kennel Club’s name for mutts.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
Of the nearly 3.3 million dogs that enter U.S. animal shelters every year, many are mutts.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 1, 2023
But it's not until we get around to the mutts that I forget I'm on camera.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
