WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
col′or phase′,
- a genetically controlled variation in the colors of the skin, pelt, or plumage of an animal.
- one of two or more colorings assumed by an animal, varying with age or season.
- 1925–30
'color phase' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
black fox
- black squirrel
- blue fox
- blue goose
- cross fox
- ermine
- jaguarundi
- panther
- phase
- silver fox
- snow goose