calimanco

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a two-faced cat is waiting to be fed, looking behind the fence of the yard gate.

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A calico cat is not to be confused with a tortoiseshell, who has a black undercoat and a mostly mottled coat of black red or blue cream with relatively few to no white markings. However, outside North America, the calico pattern is more commonly called tortoiseshell and white. Calicoes with diluted coloration (blue tortoiseshell and white) have been called calimanco or clouded tiger. Occasionally, the tri-color calico coloration is combined with a tabby patterning, called tortoiseshell tabby with white. A calico-patched tabby cat may be referred to as caliby or torbico.