bloodline

[ bluhd-lahyn ]

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noun

(usually of animals) the line of descent; pedigree; strain.

Origin of bloodline

First recorded in 1905–10; blood + line¹

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How to use bloodline in a sentence

In the age of aristocrats everything was subordinated to family bloodlines.
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Even seemingly progressive states like Massachusetts have been stymied by patriarchal bloodlines.
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The mixture of inferior reindeer bloodlines with the native caribou is serious.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin | Francis Harper
It is an historical cocktail of colours and origins and languages and bloodlines.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for bloodline

bloodline

/ (ˈblʌdˌlaɪn) /

noun

all the members of a family group over generations, esp regarding characteristics common to that group; pedigree

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