Calico cats have black, orange and white in their coats. One type is basically white with black and orange splotches here and there. A tortie (tortoise shell) has the three colors mixed together, sometimes in a tabby (striped or striped and sworled) pattern.

I believe the root of the word "calico," as in the fabric print, is Calcutta (or Calcutta's name in another language).

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