animate being vs half-bred

animate being is a noun but half-bred is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animate being	Yes	No	No	No
half-bred	No	Yes	No	No

animate being (noun)	half-bred (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

animate being (adjective)	half-bred (adjective)
	(of animals) having only one purebred parent