bloodline

English

Etymology

From blood +‎ line.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bloodline (plural bloodlines)

1. The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
2. The pedigree of an animal.
3. By extension, the predecessors of a particular item or product.
   • 2002, Tampa Bay Magazine - Sep-Oct 2002, volume 17, number 5, page 63:

     No other Sport Utility Vehicle has a bloodline like the Cayenne.

Translations

link between a person and their ancestors

• Arabic: نَسَب m (nasab)
• German: Blutlinie f
• Russian: род (ru) m (rod), родосло́вная (ru) f (rodoslóvnaja)
• Spanish: progenie (es) f
• Swedish: blodslinje (sv) c

pedigree of an animal

• German: Blutlinie f