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"Ablang" wrote in message
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Does anyone know what these terms mean? Only thing I know is that
these are not names of cat breeds.

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These terms describe colour.

A Tortie has mixes of black, orange and beige.


A tortie has no patches and may have white, but more often does not. The
colors are mixed, not distinct.
A dilute tortie has grey, blue, and tan instead of black, orange, and
beige.

A Calico has a lot of white, some black and orange.


A calico has patches, not all mixed like the tortie. It may have white,
but doesn't have to.
A dilute calico has grey, blue, and tan sometimes with white.

A Tabby has mostly grey and black markings.

A tabby has stripes or swirls and may be orange, orange and tan, grey
and black, or grey, black, and tan, and may have some white, especially
in the belly and chest. True tabbies have a distinct "M" marking in
black on their foreheads and characteristic "tear" markings. Tabbies may
also come in a mix of tabby and tortie, called a torbie, which has less
distict markings and a swirls of tortie colors.

All calicos and torties are female or sterile males with double x
chromosomes.

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