purebred
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈpjʊrˌbrɛd/
- Specialized
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- Lady Liberty is a purebred Italian greyhound that won several competitions.
- purebred individuals
Examples
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That there is $6000 worth of juicy, purebred Angus beef.
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Some experts say that many purebred dogs have health problems due to inbreeding.
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And I'm a purebred show dog with papers.
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I was just saying this to your two lovely purebred Dobermans.
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Lady Liberty is a purebred Italian greyhound.
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When I was eight years old, Dad got us our first purebred dog, an AKC-registered black Labrador retriever.
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Purebred British Shorthair.
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She's a champion French Barbonet, and her purebred puppies are going to be worth $3,000 each.
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Now, he's more concerned with the wolves that might snatch up Snap, their 25-pound purebred Pembroke Welsh Corgi.
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Next up for us is Sophie, a purebred golden retriever with a great temperament.
Synonyms
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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
An animal whose parents and grandparents are the same breed with papers showing no mixing
Antonyms
An animal or plant bred from parents of different breeds, sometimes from different species
How Pedigreed
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Morphology
Etymology
Purebred comes from the simple parts pure ('not mixed') and bred ('raised' or 'born from a breed'). So a purebred animal is one whose family is all the same breed with no outside mixing, which explains the word's use for animals with a clear lineage.