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purebred

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals
pure·bred /ˈpjʊəbred $ ˈpjʊr-/ adjective  HBAa purebred animal has parents that are both the same breed 〔动物〕纯种的 SYN pedigree, → thoroughbred purebred Irish wolfhounds 纯种爱尔兰猎狼犬purebred noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
purebreda purebred greyhoundBank pressures already have forced them to sell off 30 prized purebred heifers to raise money to pay back debt.
pure·bred adjectiveChineseSyllable
are a both animal that has purebred parents Corpus


purebred
purebred /ˈpjʊəbred $ ˈpjʊr-/ adjective
a purebred animal has parents that are both the same breed
   SYN  pedigreethoroughbred:
    purebred Irish wolfhounds
—purebred noun [countable]