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meowlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From meow + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a meow.
   • A loud meowlike sound startled her. 2011 October 24, Fern Michaels, Holly Chamberlin, Kristina McMorris, Leslie Meier, A Winter Wonderland, Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 26:
   • The gray catbird belongs to the mockingbird family […]. They are named for their meowlike calls. 2007 November 30, Leslie Day, Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 216:
   • The “cat” answers back with a meowlike “Yes.” 1991, Peter Hedges, What's Eating Gilbert Grape; republished United States: RosettaBooks, 12 November 2014, →ISBN:

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