PUREBRED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does purebred mean? 

• PUREBRED (noun)
  The noun PUREBRED has 1 sense:

1. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

  Familiarity information: PUREBRED used as a noun is very rare.

• PUREBRED (adjective)
  The adjective PUREBRED has 1 sense:

1. bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

  Familiarity information: PUREBRED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUREBRED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

pureblood; purebred; thoroughbred

Hypernyms ("purebred" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Derivation:

purebred (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)

• PUREBRED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

Similar:

blooded; full-blood; full-blooded (of unmixed ancestry)

pedigree; pedigreed; pureblood; pureblooded; thoroughbred (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)

Attribute:

ancestry; derivation; filiation; lineage (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)

Antonym:

crossbred (bred from parents of different varieties or species)

Derivation:

purebred (a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses)

 Context examples 

A dog that is not purebred.

(Mix Breed, NCI Thesaurus)