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half blood

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half-blood

(hăf′blŭd′, häf′-)
n.
1.
a. The relationship existing between persons having only one parent in common.
b. A person existing in such a relationship.
2. Often Offensive A person of mixed racial descent, especially a person of Native American and white parentage.
3. A half-blooded domestic animal.
half′-blood′ adj.
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