tobiano
Americannoun
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a genetic pigmentation pattern of large white patches on the darker base coat of certain horses, as on pinto horses: all four legs being white or mostly white is characteristic of this pattern.
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a horse with this pattern.
Etymology
Origin of tobiano
First recorded in 1885–90; from South American Spanish; probably applied to horses imported by a Dutch emigrant named Tobias
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