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nontabby en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + tabby.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not tabby.
    • Selection on nontabby segregants from tabby selection lines. 1984, Sewall Wright, Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, Volume 3:
    • The nontabby females in this cross are the desired XO animals... 2007, Charles J. Epstein, The Consequences of Chromosome Imbalance: Principles, Mechanisms, and Models:
    • Orange cats, sometimes called ginger, may be tabby or nontabby. Blue and cream coats occur with a dilution of black or of orange, respectively. 1984, William Darrach Halsey, Emanuel Friedman, Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index, Volume 5: