color phase

noun

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.

Origin of color phase

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby color phase

color hearing, color hemianopsia, color index, color line, color of someone's money, see the, color phase, color radical, color scheme, color scotoma, color sergeant, color solid