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catlore

catlore noun: folklore relating to cats.

Noun

catlore (uncountable)

  1. folklore relating to cats
    • If catlore is scarce in the above genres, it develops prominence in the realm of superstition and belief.1973, Arkansas State University, Mid-South folklore: Volumes 1-5
    • These two images in catlore — the watchful cat and the cat emblem of the transit from life to death — merge in the cat clues appearing in mystery novels.1978, The Armchair Detective: Volume 11

Origin of catlore

From cat + lore.

Questions about catlore

What does catlore mean?
Catlore means folklore relating to cats.
What part of speech is catlore?
Catlore is a noun.

Words near catlore in the dictionary

  1. catlins
  2. catloaf
  3. catloafed
  4. catloafing
  5. catloaves
  6. catlore
  7. Catlos
  8. Catloses
  9. catlover
  10. catlovers
  11. catloving

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