Pureblooded

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of pure blood; belonging to only one race.

    "He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal wordnet

Synonyms

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pedigreepedigreedpurebloodpurebredthoroughbred

Antonyms

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mixed

Example

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"He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain."

Etymology

From pure + blooded.

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