Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Kälteschwärzung

English translation:

cold-induced melanism

Added to glossary by John Speese
Aug 23, 2007 00:02
17 yrs ago
German term

Kälteschwärzung

German to English Tech/Engineering Livestock / Animal Husbandry
From the description of the markings on a breed of dwarf rabbit, indicating that the color darkens when the weather turns cold; but do we have an equivalent term in English?
Context:
Im Winter erscheint die Zeichnung am reinsten (Kaelteschwaerzung).
Change log

Aug 23, 2007 00:41: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "Kaelteschwaerzung" to "Kälteschwärzung"

Aug 23, 2007 08:40: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"

Aug 28, 2007 12:31: John Speese Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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cold-induced melanism

Here are 2 websites in German and english about the Californian breed. Both describe this phenomenon, however, I can't seem to find a single word English term. I did find cold-induced (seasonal) melanism, but it referred to butterflies. Hope this helps.

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Note added at 5 days (2007-08-28 12:35:18 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad I could help. I thought too that a single term would be available in English for rabbits, as I've raised rabbits myself a little and am certainly familiar with the Californian breed, as along with the New Zealand White it is a major commercial breed. I guess a descriptive phrase is a good idea, it seems to be what the other rabbit site do for this apparently not totally rare phenomenon.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you - this is as close as anyone came to providing a usable explanation! I gave up trying to find a single term in English and used a descriptive phrase. "
5 hrs

cold blackening

there is such a term in English, but used in chemistry predominantly.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=ru&q="cold blackening" &btnG...
Note from asker:
Thank you for the suggestion; I am familiar with cold blackening, blueing, and browning as applied to metal, but you are right: this is something quite different.
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