2. Noun. the pattern of colouration on a particular animal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Markings
1. marking [n] - See also: marking
Lexicographical Neighbors of Markings
Literary usage of Markings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The toy black and tan is identically the same breed, but does not exceed seven
pounds in weight. dark blue body with tan markings, and black with tan ..."
2. The British Noctuae and Their Varieties by James William Tutt (1892)
"Transverse markings more or less distinct = var. eruta, Hb. б. With pale costa.
... With distinct transverse markings = var. costa-fusca. b. ..."
3. Materials for the study of variation treated with especial regard to by William Bateson (1894)
"UPON the bodies of animals belonging to many classes are markings which ...
Such markings are known as ocelli or eye-spots from their resemblance to the ..."
4. The Observatory by Royal Astronomical Society (Gran Bretaña), Royal Greenwich Observatory, NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service, Royal astronomical society GB (1899)
"Proper Motion of the markings on Jupiter. GENTLEMEN,— It is well known that in
different latitudes of Jupiter there are currents, forming the belts and ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1882)
"ON THE DISPOSITION OP COLOR-markings OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. By WM. H. BREWER,1 of
New Haven, Conn. FOR some years I have been making and carefully recording ..."
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