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purebreed

purebreed noun: synonym of thoroughbreed.

Noun

purebreed (plural purebreeds)

  1. Synonym of thoroughbreed.
    • There has been a strong movement for a number of years on the part of American poultry producers to pay progressively less attention to the traditional purebreeds.2012, Douglas M. Considine, Foods and Food Production Encyclopedia, page 1561
    Synonyms:
    thoroughbreed

Synonyms of purebreed

Forms of purebreed

pluralpurebreeds

Origin of purebreed

From pure + breed.

Questions about purebreed

What does purebreed mean?
Purebreed means synonym of thoroughbreed.
What part of speech is purebreed?
Purebreed is a noun.
What is the plural of purebreed?
The plural of purebreed is purebreeds.

Words near purebreed in the dictionary

  1. pureblood
  2. pureblooded
  3. purebloods
  4. purebred
  5. purebreds
  6. purebreed
  7. purebreeds
  8. Pureco
  9. Purecos
  10. puree
  11. pureed

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