ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Appaloosa

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌæ.pəˈluː.sə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Appaloosa is a noun meaning (uncountable) A horse breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern.

Meaning

(uncountable) A horse breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern.

More Meanings

  1. (countable) A horse of this breed.
  2. (Southern US) A catfish.

Example Sentences

A big fish wends its way towards the shape the light makes, stops and sucks at air. Mottled brown and black, with a pink, appaloosa mouth.
On a two-day camp out at Red Bluff on the Angelina River in East Texas, we had out twelve trotlines, fishing for mud, appaloosa, blue and channel catfish.

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