Crossword clues for purebred
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. That which has genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal. n. An animal which has genuine parents of the same breed.
WordNet
adj. bred for many generation from member of a recognized breed or strain [ant: crossbred]
n. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses [syn: thoroughbred, pureblood]
Wikipedia
Purebreds, also called purebreeds, are cultivated varieties or cultivars of an animal species, achieved through the process of selective breeding. When the lineage of a purebred animal is recorded, that animal is said to be pedigreed.
The term purebred is occasionally confused with the proper noun Thoroughbred, which refers exclusively to a specific breed of horse, one of the first breeds for which a written national stud book was created since the 18th century. Thus a purebred animal should never be called a "thoroughbred" unless the animal actually is a registered Thoroughbred horse.
Usage examples of "purebred".
Our dogs, purebred Siberian Huskies, could surpass many Alaskan dogs in toughness and cold resistance, but most modern racers used hound Husky crossbred dogs that are speedier than pure arctic breeds.
Die-hard materialists can have these experiences as easily as purebred idealists, and both are completely stunned into awestruck silence: the depths of the Mystery are disclosing themselves, and a muted mind must only bend in reverential awe.
His ranch was a model of sophistication, from its state-of-the-art gym to the small herd of purebred Santa Gertrudis breeding cattle he raised.
Mildred, his wife, was her typical cheery self, cooking oatmeal in the kitchen, while Dufus, her purebred Boston Terrier puppy, skittered around sideways and walleyed and looking for something else to chew, or pee or poop on.
Before spotting the black Lab, Twilly had searched 220 miles of highway and counted thirty-seven other dog carcassesmostly mutts, but also a golden retriever, two Irish setters, a yellow Lab and a pair of purebred Jack Russell terriers with matching rhine-stone collars.
He raised purebred Gallus Bankivas, the original wild jungle fowl from which all game fowl are descended, Javanese cocks, with tails ten feet long, miniature bantams from Japan--beautiful little creatures not much larger than quail--and many other exotic breeds.
He raised purebred Gallus Bankivas, the original wild jungle fowl from which all game fowl are descended, Javanese cocks, with tails ten feet long, miniature bantams from Japan—.
I asked one of their officers once what would happen if a Moishian girl should whelp a litter by a purebred Siegfrieder watchdog: wouldn't that mongrelize the class?
And maybe if we purebreds have children of our own someday, the Standards will take them away to be raised in other exhibits, just as we have been raised.
Of course, John had to keep from getting caught himself, and then he would have to bring the two Chinese purebreds to the park, unobserved, and hope Betsy timed it properly—if she didn't lose her nerve entirely.
The moment the purebreds rejoined, the jaws of the trap would clamp on them all.
Every time the purebreds seemed to have escaped a trap, they found a larger one, its jaws closing inexorably.
As follows: Party of six purebreds observed at coordinates 2121056789, leaving a stolen taxi.
The moment the purebreds crossed the racial lines, their distinction vanished.
Always figured he'd choose one of those fussy purebreds with the skinny necks and big boobs.