calico

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"Lizards, skinks and dragons were secured in calico bags. These bags were concealed in bags of popcorn, biscuit tins and a women's handbag and placed inside cardboard boxes," the statement said.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

One contributor wrote: "We are siblings in the first and third grades of elementary school. We donated with our pocket money. Use it for research on calico cats."

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Her mother filled out the Virginia shelter's online application for a supposedly bonded pair: a 1 1/2-year-old gray tabby and 2 1/2-year-old calico.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

Scientists have long been fascinated by tortoiseshell and calico cats: the offspring of a black cat and an orange cat.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

We talk about it at dinner: “A lady bought ten and a half yards of a beautiful blue calico, and I saved the extra half yard for you,” she’ll say.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline