1. Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
   "The kennel specialized in purebred German Shepherds"

1. A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
   "The Arabian stallion was a prized purebred";
   - thoroughbred, pureblood

Derived forms: purebreds

See also: ancestry, blooded, derivation, filiation, full-blood, full-blooded, lineage, pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred

Type of: animal, animate being

Antonym: crossbred

Encyclopedia: Purebred