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