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Definition
the line of ancestors of an animal
or more rarely:
the line of ancestors for a person; or general background of a person such as experience and education; or any background such as that of an idea
or more rarely:
the line of ancestors for a person; or general background of a person such as experience and education; or any background such as that of an idea
- Who can show a pedigree like Leviathan?Chapters 103-105 -- Measurement of The Whale's Skeleton; The Fossil Whale; Does the Whale Diminish (50% in)
There are no more uses of "pedigree" in Moby Dick.
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