Meaning

1 senses
  1. An animal which has genuine parents of the same breed.

    поро́дистое живо́тноеporódistoje živótnoje

More definitions
  • a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Examples

4 sentences
  1. I want a purebred dog.

    ruЯ хочу породистую собаку.

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  2. Mutts aren't usually crosses between purebreds.

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  3. Mutts existed before "purebreds."

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  4. Several studies have shown that mixed-breed dogs have a health advantage over purebred dogs.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
animal which has genuine parents of the same breed:

Origin

From pure + bred.

From pure + bred.

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Forms

plural: purebreds
Singularpurebred
Pluralpurebreds

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
Heinz 57mixed breed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
purebred — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto