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roan

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) roan (adjective)
  2. 2) roan (noun)
  3. 3) roan (noun)
  4. roan antelope (noun)
  5. blue-roan (adjective)
  6. blue-roan (noun)
  7. crust roan (noun)
  8. red-roan (adjective)
  9. strawberry roan (noun)

1roan

adj \ˈrōn also ˈrō-ən\

Definition of ROAN

: having the base color (as red, black, or brown) muted and lightened by admixture of white hairs <a roan horse> <a roan calf>
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Origin of ROAN

Middle French, from Old Spanish roano
First Known Use: 1530

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with ROAN

Goan, rowan

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