piebald
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adjective
1.
having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
noun
2.
a piebald animal, especially a horse.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | marked or spotted in two different colours, esp black and white: a piebald horse |
| —n | |
| 2. | a black-and-white pied horse |
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Example sentences
Deer that have patches of both white and brown hair are called piebald deer.
Heavily molting adults take on a peculiar, piebald appearance.
Auditory response characteristics of the piebald odorous frog and their implications.
Occasionally, you may see an all-white or a piebald deer, which are simply color variations of the species.
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