Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Noun: pedigree  'pedu`gree
  1. The descendants of one individual
    - lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
     
  2. Line of descent of a purebred animal
     
  3. Ancestry of a purebred animal
    - bloodline
Adjective: pedigree  'pedu`gree
  1. Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
    - pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred

Derived forms: pedigrees

See also: purebred

Type of: ancestry, breed, derivation, family tree, filiation, genealogy, lineage, stock, strain

Encyclopedia: Pedigree