noun
- A well-bred person.
- A racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares.
- A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses.
adjective
- Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal.
- synonyms: pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded
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