I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
1. : the offspring of parents of different races ; especially : the offspring of an American Indian and a white person
2.
a. usually capitalized : a member of the faction of the Republican party that supported President Garfield in his controversy in 1881 with Senators Conkling and Platt of New York State over a civil-service appointment
b. : an insurgent faction in a political party
3. : an animal or plant produced by crossing two distinct forms — often used to distinguish the product of such a cross within a species; compare hybrid
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
: half-blooded