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roan: I. adjective and adverb II. noun
roan: noun

I . roan¹ [rəʊn, Am roʊn] ADJ

roan horse, calf:

roan

II . roan¹ [rəʊn, Am roʊn] N

roan

roan² [rəʊn, Am roʊn] N no pl

roan

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It is, however, possible for a horse to carry both rabicano and roan genes. en.wikipedia.org

This cross-breeding often results in a blue roan colouration. en.wikipedia.org

The most common pattern is brown and white roan but a solid brown coat is also acceptable. en.wikipedia.org

However, grays lighten with age, while roans do not. en.wikipedia.org

While the colors black, brown, bay and chestnut are most common, there are greys, true roans, and creme dilutes. en.wikipedia.org

Some heavily fleabitten grays may also be confused with a roan. en.wikipedia.org

His sire was also noted to have sired a good number of roans. en.wikipedia.org

In dogs, roan manifests itself only in unpigmented areas, the presence and shape of which are determined by other genes. en.wikipedia.org

Horses with the classic or true roan pattern may be any base color which is intermingled with unpigmented white hairs on the body. en.wikipedia.org

They may not be roan or have large amounts of white markings. en.wikipedia.org

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