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pedigree
has definitions from the fields of genetics,biology,zoology
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[ noun ] the descendants of one individual
Examples "his entire lineage has been warriors" Used in print (Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)It would not be easy to discover a more thoroughly Southern pedigree than that of his family . (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)I 'm well aware that you 've got a pedigree as long as my leg , and that I do n't amount to anything . |
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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) line of descent of a pure-bred animal
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[ adjective ] (genetics) having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
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