noncat

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ cat.

Noun

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noncat (plural noncats)

  1. That which is not a cat.
    • 1987, Ronald W. Langacker, Foundations of Cognitive Grammar: Theoretical prerequisites:
      [] the observation that something is black would not suffice to identify it as a (black) cat since many noncats are also black.
    • 2002, Karen Pryor, Don't shoot the dog!: the new art of teaching and training:
      Cats will even copy noncats. One evening my daughter spent an hour teaching her poodle to sit on a child's rocking chair and rock it []

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