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Bicolor
Half white and half another color
Blue Point
Type of Himalayan; gray points and a light gray or beige body
Calico
White with red and black patches
Chinchilla Golden
Rich cream fur lightly tipped in black to create a golden appearance (Chinchilla Golden)
Chinchilla Silver
White fur lightly tipped in black to create a silver appearance (The shading is darker on Shaded Silvers.)
Cobby Body
Sturdy, round, and compact body shape
Color Point Carrier (CPC)
The cat carries the genetics to produce color point kittens possibly.
Cream
Lighter version of red
Dilute Calico
White with blue and cream patches
Exotic
With the ancestry of the American Shorthair and Persian, this cat looks like a short-haired Persian.
Extreme Face
A Persian with the standard look - the nose is smaller and positioned higher on the face
Harlequin
Mostly white with several large patches of color
Himalayan (or Colorpoint)
Type of Persian; points of color are found on the face, ears, legs, and tail.
Hybrid
Offspring of 2 animals from the two 2 different breeds
Lynx Point
Type of Himalayan; tabby points
Mitted
White paws
Pixie
Persians genetically produced to be smaller than the standard
Points
Face, paws, and tail shading to a much lighter color on the body
Prepotent (Genetically)
Lines in question pass on their good traits; lines that can greatly improve a breeding program
Queen
A female used for breeding; the word "dam" is found on pedigree forms.
Seal Point
Type of Himalayan; dark brown points and a body color anywhere between light brown and ivory
Self
See Solid
Smoke
Solid black or gray, but the roots of the hairs are distinctly white
Solid
Same color all over; also known as Self
Stud (or Tom)
A male used for breeding; the word "sire" is found on pedigree forms.
Tabby
Stripes
Torbie
A patched tabby; an established silver, brown, or blue tabby with patches of red and/or cream
Torbie Point
Patched tabby points
Tortie Point
Type of Himalayan; tortoiseshell points
Tortoiseshell
Randomly patched all over with red and black; also known as Tortie
Van
Almost all white with color patches only on the head and tail

Sources:
Müller, Ulrike. Perserkatzen. 1989. Rpt. as Persian Cats.
     New York: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1990.

Seymour, Juliet. "The Persian Standard & Colors." Guide to Owning a Persian Cat.
     United States: T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1997. 18-28.

Various members of this site, 1999-2001.

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