brindle vs multi-coloured

brindle

adj
  • Having such a colouration; brindled 

verb
  • To form streaks of a different color. 

noun
  • An animal so coloured. 

  • A streaky colouration in animals. 

multi-coloured

adj
  • Britain standard spelling of multi-colored. 

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