non-pedigreeadj.n.
/nɒnˈpɛdᵻɡriː/, U.S. /nɑnˈpɛdəˌɡri/ A. adj.
Of an animal (or plant): that does not have a pedigree. Also in extended use.
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1882 J. MacDonald & J. Sinclair Hist. Polled Aberdeen or Angus Cattle 332 In addition to the progeny of the cows named, the Roos herd contains many good non-pedigree animals.
1910 Encycl. Brit. V. 539/2 The non-pedigree milking Shorthorn of the north of England is an excellent cow.
1947 Jrnl. Genetics 48 69 (title) The frequency of incompatibility S alleles in two non-pedigree populations of red clover.
1987 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 20 103 Rudofsky's..book did much to demolish the narrow concept of the art of building by introducing us to the world of nonpedigree or anonymous architecture.
1999 Jrnl. Small Animal Pract. 40 115 The kit was then used to blood type 139 non-pedigree cats..and 207 pedigree cats.
B. n.
A non-pedigree animal.
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1993 Cat World July 14/1 We chose Chestnut—a handsome tortoiseshell-and-white non-pedigree from a litter of nine kittens.
2001 Baltimore Jewish Times (Nexis) 1 June 43 His wife..finds him confiding about the day to his dog, a mixed breed—a non-pedigree, OK, a mutt—named Spice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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