From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalspurebredpure‧bred /ˈpjʊəbred $ ˈpjʊr-/ adjectiveHBAa purebred animal has parents that are both the same breedSYN pedigree, → thoroughbredpurebred Irish wolfhounds —purebred noun [countable]Examples from the Corpuspurebred• a purebredgreyhound• Bankpressures already have forced them to sell off 30 prizedpurebredheifers to raise money to pay back debt.