noncat en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + cat.
Meanings
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That which is not a cat.
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 […]
2002, Karen Pryor, Don't shoot the dog!: the new art of teaching and training:[…] the observation that something is black would not suffice to identify it as a (black) cat since many noncats are also black.
1987, Ronald W. Langacker, Foundations of Cognitive Grammar: Theoretical prerequisites:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| noncats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |