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color phase

noun

Definition of COLOR PHASE

1
:  a seasonally variant pelage color
2
a :  a genetic variant manifested by the occurrence of a skin or pelage color unlike the wild type of the animal group in which it appears
b :  an individual marked by such a variant
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First Known Use of COLOR PHASE

1927

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