brindle
Stripy canine coloring
Brindle describes a coat pattern in animals—typically dogs and cats—featuring irregular streaks or spots of darker color against a lighter background: a brindle pit bull, brindle markings.
The pattern creates a tiger-striped or mottled appearance.
As a noun, brindle refers to the coloring itself or an animal displaying it.
Having contrasting bands
- streakedMarked with bands
- tiger-stripedHaving bold parallel bands
- tabbyPatterned domestic cat
- tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
fawn · grizzled · variegated · mottled · flecked · speckled · dappled · marbled
Dark earth tone
- tanYellowish-brown hue
- tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
- fawnYoung deer, or flatter
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
caramel · chestnut · golden · russet · auburn · mahogany · umber · ochre
Large, powerful guard breed
- boxerCombat sport competitor
- greyhoundSleek, fast-running breed
- Great DaneLarge shorthaired breed
- pit bullMuscular short-haired terrier type
whippet · bulldog · Staffordshire · Akita · basenji · dachshund · cattle dog
Act of hiding something
- crypticObscure in meaning
- blendCombine into mixture
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- hideConceal or pelt
mask · covert · natural · protective · adaptive · disruptive · countershading · mimicry
striped
Having contrasting bands
- streakedMarked with bands
- tiger-stripedHaving bold parallel bands
- tabbyPatterned domestic cat
tawny · fawn · grizzled · variegated · mottled · flecked · speckled · dappled · marbled · patchy
brown
Dark earth tone
amber · caramel · chestnut · golden · russet · auburn · mahogany · umber · ochre · buff
mastiff
Large, powerful guard breed
- boxerCombat sport competitor
- greyhoundSleek, fast-running breed
- Great DaneLarge shorthaired breed
pit bull · whippet · bulldog · Staffordshire · Akita · basenji · dachshund · cattle dog
concealment
Act of hiding something
hide · mask · covert · natural · protective · adaptive · disruptive · countershading · mimicry · stealth
- dog coatfur pattern, coat length, coat pattern, double coat, single coat
- dog featuresears, eyes, nose, tail, paws
- markingsspots, specks, speckles, lines, dots
- animal coatscoat, fur, undercoat, hide, fleece
- animal markingsspots, stripes, rings, patches, bands
- cattle traitshorned, polled, black, red, spotted