colorationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkʌl.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkʌl.əˈreɪ.ʃən/specializedthe fact of colour being present on an animal or plant and the pattern that the colour makes
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Descriptions of animal (non-human) markings
- bay
- blaze
- camouflage
- chestnut
- marmalade cat
- palomino
- piebald
- pied
- roan
- skewbald
- spotted
- tabby
Examples from literature
- Any living creature exposed to the rays of a sun, which is certain to emit some chemical rays, is subject to coloration as a protection against those rays.
- Of course copper would also yield a brown coloration, but I am supposing that the circumstances preclude the presence of copper.
- This coloration of the milk is due to the growth of microscopic organisms.
- We have always observed this acid reaction in the juices of plants with red or rose-red coloration, while the blue juices of plants have always exhibited an alkaline reaction.
- When this condition is arrived at, an additional drop of nitric acid causes no dark coloration.