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Tabby: striped, blotched, or spotted
Tabby Tortoiseshell: a tortoiseshell with tabby rather than self (solid) black patching; also called patched tabby or torbie
Tapetum lucidum: the mirror-like layer at the back of a cat's eye that produces the characteristic shine.