1
- the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred（动物的）（纯种）系谱, 谱系。
1.1
- informal a pure-bred animal〈非正式〉纯种动物。
2
- 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。
2.1
- 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。
2.2
- a genealogical table系谱表。
- (of an animal) descended from a known line of animals of the same breed（动物）纯种的：
pedigree cats.
纯种猫。
派生词
pedigreed
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French péde grue 'crane's foot', a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees.