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HALF-BLOODED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does half-blooded mean?
• HALF-BLOODED (adjective)
The adjective HALF-BLOODED has 1 sense:
1. (of animals) having only one purebred parent
Familiarity information: HALF-BLOODED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of animals) having only one purebred parent
Synonyms:
half-blooded; half-bred; half-breed
Similar:
crossbred (bred from parents of different varieties or species)
Domain category:
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
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