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pedigree

2 adjective
     
Related topics: Animals
pedigree2 British English ; ped‧i‧greed American English [only before noun]
HBA a pedigree animal comes from a family that has been recorded for a long time and is considered to be of a very good breed:
a pedigree greyhound
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