noun Download 🔗Share A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. Examples : "Dog shows often require detailed pedigrees to prove the purebred lineage of competing animals. " family history biology royal race animal heraldry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage. Examples : "Many dog breeders carefully document the pedigrees of their dogs to ensure they are purebred. " family history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Good breeding or ancestry. Examples : ""The dog show judges carefully examined the dogs' pedigrees to ensure they came from champion bloodlines." " family history race Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc. Examples : "The pedigrees of many common classroom practices, like raising your hand to speak, can be traced back to Victorian-era social etiquette. " history family culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse. Examples : "The dog show judged the animals not just on their appearance, but also on the documented pedigrees proving their purebred ancestry. " animal biology family history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading