• Noncat

    Origin

    - + cat

    Full definition of noncat

    Noun

    noncat

    (plural noncats)
    1. That which is not 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 trainingCats 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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