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purebred

DEFINITIONS OF: purebred

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adj bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

Synonyms
blooded, full-blood, full-blooded
of unmixed ancestry
pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Antonyms:
crossbred
bred from parents of different varieties or species
outbred
bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes
bigeneric
resulting from a cross between species of different genera
hybrid, intercrossed
produced by crossbreeding
underbred
of inferior or mixed breed
half-blooded, half-bred, half-breed
(of animals) having only one purebred parent
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n a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Synonyms:
pureblood, thoroughbred
Type of:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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