pedigree
pedi|gree /p'edɪgriː/ (pedigrees)
1 [N-COUNT]
If a dog, cat, or other animal has a pedigree, its ancestors are known and recorded. An animal is considered to have a good pedigree when all its known ancestors are of the same type.
60 per cent of dogs and ten per cent of cats have pedigrees.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A pedigree animal is descended from animals which have all been of a particular type, and is therefore considered to be of good quality.
...a pedigree dog.
3 [N-COUNT] oft poss N
Someone's pedigree is their background or their ancestors.
Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of U.S. presidents...
1 [N-COUNT]
If a dog, cat, or other animal has a pedigree, its ancestors are known and recorded. An animal is considered to have a good pedigree when all its known ancestors are of the same type.
60 per cent of dogs and ten per cent of cats have pedigrees.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A pedigree animal is descended from animals which have all been of a particular type, and is therefore considered to be of good quality.
...a pedigree dog.
3 [N-COUNT] oft poss N
Someone's pedigree is their background or their ancestors.
Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of U.S. presidents...