Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Kälteschwärzung
English translation:
cold-induced melanism
Added to glossary by
John Speese
Aug 23, 2007 00:02
16 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).
Context:
Im Winter erscheint die Zeichnung am reinsten (Kaelteschwaerzung).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | cold-induced melanism |
John Speese
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| 3 | cold blackening |
Сергей Лузан
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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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John Speese
United States
United States
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23 years in agricultural science
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Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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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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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.
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. "
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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
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...
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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