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pedigree
Found in thesaurus: genealogy, family tree, strain, stock, breed, ancestry, filiation, lineage, derivation
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pedigree
n.
genealogical tree; dynasty; genealogy, ancestry; thoroughbred certification
adj.
pure-bred, thoroughbred; cultured
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Pedigree
Pedigree may refer to:
Genealogy and breeding
- Pedigree chart, a document to record ancestry, used by genealogists in study of human family lines, and in selective breeding of animals
- Pedigree, a human genealogy (ancestry chart)
- Pedigree (animal), a pedigree chart pertaining to a purebred animal; may also refer to such a purebred animal itself, e.g. "a pedigree dog" or "a pedigreed dog". A collection or database of such pedigrees may be referred to as a breed registry, breed register, herdbook, or studbook. See in particular:
- Pedigree (dog), pertaining to a purebred domestic dog
- Pedigree (cat), pertaining to a purebred domestic cat
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pedigree
Noun
1. the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
(synonym) lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
(hypernym) genealogy, family tree
(hyponym) family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
2. line of descent of a pure-bred animal
(hypernym) breed, strain, stock
3. ancestry of a purebred animal
(synonym) bloodline
(hypernym) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
Adjective
1. having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
(synonym) pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred
(similar) purebred
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Pedigree (der)
nm.
pedigree, genealogical tree; dynasty; genealogy, ancestry; thoroughbred certification
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pedigree
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