adjective
(of animals) having only one purebred parent
• Syn: ↑half-bred, ↑half-breed
• Similar to: ↑crossbred
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective also half-blood \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\1. : having half blood or being a half-breed
2. : having one parent of good and one of inferior stock
a half-blooded sheep
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/haf"blud'id, hahf"-/, adj.
having parents of two different breeds, races, or the like.
[1595-1605]
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halfˈ-blooded adjective
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Main Entry: ↑half
Useful english dictionary. 2012.