Purebred

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or belonging to a recognized strain established by breeding individuals of unmixed lineage over many generations.
  • n. A purebred animal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. that (usually an animal) which has genuine parents of the same breed
  • n. an animal which is of pure breed
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
  • n. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
  • Equivalent
    blooded    full-blooded    pedigree    pureblood    full-blood   
    Antonym
    mixed breed    Heinz 57   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beast    brute    fauna    creature    animate being   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ed    Fed    Fred    Freda    Ged