leopard complex

American

[lep-erd kom-pleks] / ˈlɛp ərd ˌkɒm plɛks /

noun

a genetic pigmentation pattern that gives certain horses their distinctive spotted coats.

The leopard complex of white patterns tends to be remarkably symmetric.

First recorded in 1990–95

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