![]() ![]() In any case, it is important to distinguish between a tortoiseshell - which is NOT a tabby and therefore has solid black patches - versus a torbie / patched tabby, which has brown tabby patches. ![]() In registries / countries that use EMS codes for colors, I have seen this color most commonly described as "tortie tabby." TICA uses the term "torbie" for the same color. I'm personally accustomed to the term "patched tabby," which is used in most CFA breeds that allow this color (CFA allows each breed to use its own color names). Torbie is a complex color and it can be described in many ways. Torbie and white = Tortie tabby and white = Patched tabby and white = Patterned calico = Patterned Mi-ke (Japanese bobtail) = Caliby.Torbie = Tortoiseshell tabby = Tortie tabby = Patched tabby.In the Japanese Bobtail breed there is a special name, "mi-ke," to refer to calicos that are mostly white with discrete patches of red and black. A cat described as "tortoiseshell and white" usually has less white and/or smaller patches of red and black with a more brindled appearance. You can use the word "calico" for any tortoiseshell and white cat, but people are more likely to describe a cat as a "calico" when the cat has more white and/or larger individual patches of red and black. ![]()
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