Adjective: purebred 'pyûr,bred
- Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
"The kennel specialized in purebred German Shepherds"
- 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