These patched tabbies are often called a tortie-tabby, torbie or, with large white areas, a caliby.

Tortoiseshell cats with the tabby pattern as one of their colours are sometimes referred to as a torbie.

The "patched" tabby is a calico or tortoiseshell cat with tabby patches (also known as "caliby" and "torbie").

Various other colour combinations are in development, including the "torbie", in which a patched tortoiseshell pattern in any of these colors is visible under the tabby banding.