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PUREBRED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
Synonyms:
pureblood; purebred; thoroughbred
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("purebred" is a kind of...):
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Derivation:
purebred (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
Classified under:
Similar:
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)
Attribute:
ancestry; derivation; filiation; lineage (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)
Antonym:
crossbred (bred from parents of different varieties or species)
Derivation:
purebred (a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses)
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