bloodline
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bloodline
- /ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/ US
Where it comes from
From blood + line.
noun bloodlines
- The abstract link between a person and their ancestors. For centuries in Britain, the country’s noblemen have sat in parliament by virtue of their bloodline – but not for much longer.
- The pedigree of an animal.
- By extension, the predecessors of a particular item or product. No other Sport Utility Vehicle has a bloodline like the Cayenne.
- A line of dark red muscle running down the middle of a fish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lineage, ancestry, pedigree, parentage, stock, origin, descent, line, blood, blood line, progeny, strain, evidence, vein, filiation, progeniture
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noun link between a person and their ancestors
| Español | progenie, línea sanguínea / sanguina |
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| Français | lignée |
| Deutsch | Blutlinie |
| Русский | род rod, родосло́вная rodoslóvnaja |
| العربية | نَسَب nasab |
noun pedigree of an animal
| Deutsch | Blutlinie |
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Talk about this word "bloodline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bloodline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bloodline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bloodline "bloodline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bloodline.Cite this
@misc{bloodline_2026,
title = {bloodline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bloodline},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
