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pure•blood
(pyŏŏr′blud′),USA pronunciation n.
adj. Also, pure′blood′ed, pure′-blood′ed.
- Geneticsan individual, esp. an animal, whose ancestry consists of a single strain or type unmixed with any other.
adj. Also, pure′blood′ed, pure′-blood′ed.
- Geneticsof or pertaining to a pureblood.
- purebred (def. 1).
- pure + blood 1770–80