PUREBRED

purebred

(adjective) bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood

(noun) a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

purebred (comparative more purebred, superlative most purebred)

Having genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.

Noun

purebred (plural purebreds)

An animal which has genuine parents of the same breed.

Antonyms

• Heinz 57

• mixed breed

Source: Wiktionary



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COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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