purebred Definition
pure·bred (pyo̵or′bred′)
adjective
belonging to a recognized breed with characters maintained through generations of unmixed descent
noun
a purebred plant or animal
purebred Synonyms
purebred Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- dog: Local dog shows allow you to view a variety of purebred dogs.
- cat: The first purebred pedigreed cat to own me was a blue point Birman.
- puppy: Puppy Farms are breeding facilities that produce purebred puppies in large numbers.
- animal: Skye Campbell, a client service specialist there, said most of the animals turned in are cats or purebred animals.
- cattle: Over the years, ... [ he ] developed an excellent herd of purebred shorthorn cattle imported from England.
- horse: Instead I chose to paint him as the essence of the Spanish Purebred horse.
Browse dictionary entries near purebred
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