MERLE

Merle

Merle is a pattern in a dog's coat, though is commonly incorrectly referred to as a colour. The merle gene creates mottled patches of color in a solid or piebald coat, blue or odd-colored eyes, and can affect skin pigment as well. Health issues are more typical and more severe when two merles are bred together, so it is recommended that a merle be bred to a dog with a solid coat color only.

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merle

Noun

  1. The European blackbird ; any blackbird.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A type of mottled colouration on dogs.


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