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color phase

noun

  1. a genetically controlled variation in the colors of the skin, pelt, or plumage of an animal.
  2. one of two or more colorings assumed by an animal, varying with age or season.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of color phase1

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

Only one of the 14 specimens is of the light color phase (upper parts Cartridge Buff).

Of the three specimens from Deming Station, all are in the gray color-phase.

Five are in the reddish color phase and one is in the brownish phase.

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