the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred (动物的)(纯种)系谱,谱系 ■(informal)a pure-bred animal (非正式)纯种动物
the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family (尤指某人或家族祖先为上层人物的)家谱,系谱;名门世系 ■the background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction or quality (尤指人或物具有特点或特征的)谱系,血统;出身背景 ■a genealogical table 系谱表
adjective
(of an animal) descended from a known line of animals of the same breed (动物)纯种的 pedigree cats. 纯种猫。
派生 pedigreed adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French péde grue 'crane's foot', a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees