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purebred Definition

pure·bred (pyo̵orbred)

adjective

belonging to a recognized breed with characters maintained through generations of unmixed descent

noun

a purebred plant or animal

purebred Synonyms

purebred

modif.

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.