dark-coated

Thân thiện

A dark-coated horse grazes in a sunlit meadow.

Definition

Adjective: Covered with or having dark-colored hair or fur.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe an animal, typically a mammal, whose body is covered in dark hair or fur. It directly describes the physical appearance of the coat.

Examples

• The dark-coated wolf moved silently through the shadows of the forest.
• We adopted a dark-coated puppy from the shelter.
• The study compared the behavior of light-coated and dark-coated mice.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Zoology/Biology: The term is often used in scientific or descriptive contexts to specify an animal's phenotype, particularly in studies of camouflage, thermoregulation, or genetics.
  • The researchers observed that the dark-coated rabbits were more common in the northern, colder regions.

Variants and Related Words

• Dark-furred: A near-identical synonym.
• Melanistic: A more technical term describing an increased development of dark pigmentation (melanin) in an animal's skin, hair, or feathers.

Synonyms

• Black-coated
• Brown-coated
• Sable (when referring to a specific dark brown/black color)
• Melanistic (scientific)

Antonyms

• Light-coated
• Pale-coated
• Albino (lacking all pigment)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. covered with dark hair

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dark-haired