pureblooded
- adjective
- /ˈpjʊrˌblʌdɪd/
- Specialized
:
de raza pura
- The organization specializes in pureblooded cat breeds, with meticulous records of ancestry.
Examples
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He carefully selects only pureblooded dogs for his kennel to ensure their lineage.
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To me, the typical pureblooded Ashkenazi, in Israel or the US, has a generic Central/Southern European 'mousy' brunette appearance that could fit in almost anywhere in Europe.
Blog text (18) -
The 1870s through the 1890s saw a decline in the proportion of Africans and their pureblooded descendants (Pretos) and an increase in the proportion of Caboclos.
Academic text (2003) -
The breeder is proud of her pureblooded horses that have won many competitions.
Synonyms
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8.5
An animal with pure breeding and a known family line
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4.6
Has parents and grandparents from the same family line without mixing with other animals
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7.1
Having a recorded family history that shows it is of a pure breed
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6.2
An animal with official records that show it comes from a pure breed
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5.0
Having parents and ancestors all from the same race or breed
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7.2
A person or animal whose parents both come from the same group
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Etymology
Pureblooded joins pure ('not mixed') and blood ('family line'), giving the image of a family line without mixing, like purebred. So a pureblooded animal has a record showing no mixing with other breeds.