英语词汇calico cat et al的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	calico cat et al
词源	calico cat, et al. In the early 19th century, colorful printed calicos (see the above entry) were very popular in America, and they gave their name to calico cats, spotted calico horses, variegated calico salmon, the red-spotted calico crab, the spot- ted calico goldfish, and the spotted turnstone or calico bird, not to mention a number of vegetables and flowers.
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