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PUREBLOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
Synonyms:
pureblood; purebred; thoroughbred
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pureblood" is a kind of...):
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Derivation:
pureblood (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Synonyms:
pedigree; pedigreed; pureblood; pureblooded; thoroughbred
Classified under:
Similar:
purebred (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)
Derivation:
pureblood (a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses)
