What is the definition of "pedigree"?

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Why: I actually looked this up earlier today when I read an article about hybrid orchids that mentioned purebred dogs. I don't know. But then, I just saw in the 11 Points article on 11 Sports Whose Participants May or May Not Be Athletes:

Any sport that most people play drunk, with disco lights flashing, Def Leppard blasting and in borrowed shoes... yeah, that's not the sign of a great athletic pedigree.

Answer: n.

1. 1. A line of ancestors; a lineage.
   2. A list of ancestors; a family tree.
2. A chart of an individual's ancestors used in human genetics to analyze Mendelian inheritance of certain traits, especially of familial diseases.
3. A list of the ancestors of a purebred animal.

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The More You Know: Speaking of pets, I have major baby animal fever. This weekend, I got to play with Lisa's month-old kitten Gizmo and Joseph's 3 month-old puppy Ella. My poor heart.