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purebred

[ adjective pyoor-bred; noun pyoor-bred ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to an animal, all of whose ancestors derive over many generations from a recognized breed.

purebred

denoting a pure strain obtained through many generations of controlled breeding for desirable traits

First recorded in 1865–70; pure + bred

Stereotypes about purebreds could affect how those dogs are treated — and thus behave.

To test this, her team looked at the methylomes from 104 purebred Labrador retrievers.

This means that you need more than 100 purebred individuals in the founding generation.

Are the Brogpas of Kashmir in India really the last bastion of purebred Aryans?

She says the Humane Society would like to enforce spay and neuter laws to the point where there would be no purebred dogs left.

Buying a purebred puppy is the type of discretionary spending that has probably fallen off in recent months and could use a boost.

He bought purebred cows from the B-line folks, and sold them the big, weaned calves.

Purebred livestock is raised on many of the farms in this vicinity.

They were bigger than the purebred Kent lambs, and seemed hardy enough.

I might stand one or the other purebred, but the cross seems to bring out the worst strain in both.

"Thoroughbred for a horse, and purebred for a cow," Rose repeated willingly.

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