purebred

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1. purebred - Noun

2. purebred - Adjective

Meaning

a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

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Both of their parents strived for outstanding herd genetics, and both Laura and Matt picked up on that aspect of purebred dairy cattle when they were showing as youth. Source: Internet

For this reason, zebra-mules or zebroids (crosses between any species of zebra and a horse, pony, donkey or ass) are preferred over purebred zebras. Source: Internet

However, unlike cattle, purebred dogs, or more relevantly, goldfish, the large majority of these offspring, even from the best champion-grade koi, will not be acceptable as nishikigoi (they have no interesting colors) or may even be genetically defective. Source: Internet

By this method each bull can serve very many cows, so only a very few of the purebred dairy male calves are needed to provide bulls for breeding. Source: Internet

Daglish pp.10–12 As purebred dogs, Beagles have always been more popular in the United States and Canada than in their native country England. Source: Internet

A purebred cat is one whose ancestry contains only individuals of the same breed. Source: Internet

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