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blue merle

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noun

  1. See merle 2

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The female, two-month-old American XL bulldog is described as having blue merle colouring.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2021

On October 7, 2014, Celestis’s first pet memorial spaceflight is expected to blast off from Spaceport America in New Mexico carrying the remains of a blue merle Australian Shepherd, aptly named Apollo.

From Time • Jul. 31, 2014

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