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purebred

/adjective pyoor-bred; noun pyoor-bred/US // adjective ˈpyʊərˈbrɛd; noun ˈpyʊərˌbrɛd //

纯种的,纯种,纯正的,纯种动物

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to an animal, all of whose ancestors derive over many generations from a recognized breed.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a purebred animal, especially one of registered pedigree.

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Examples

  • To test this, her team looked at the methylomes from 104 purebred Labrador retrievers.

  • This means that you need more than 100 purebred individuals in the founding generation.

  • Are the Brogpas of Kashmir in India really the last bastion of purebred Aryans?

  • She says the Humane Society would like to enforce spay and neuter laws to the point where there would be no purebred dogs left.

  • Buying a purebred puppy is the type of discretionary spending that has probably fallen off in recent months and could use a boost.

  • He bought purebred cows from the B-line folks, and sold them the big, weaned calves.

  • Purebred livestock is raised on many of the farms in this vicinity.

  • They were bigger than the purebred Kent lambs, and seemed hardy enough.

  • I might stand one or the other purebred, but the cross seems to bring out the worst strain in both.

  • "Thoroughbred for a horse, and purebred for a cow," Rose repeated willingly.