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kleptocat

kleptocat noun: a cat that is prone to stealing; a kleptomaniac cat.

Noun

kleptocat (plural kleptocats)

  1. (informal) A cat that is prone to stealing; a kleptomaniac cat.
    • There’s no solution to the problem of a “kleptocat" except to keep precious items (rings, eyeglasses, etc.) in safe drawers and closets. Our kleptocat, Mocha, a female Burmese, just sticks to socks.1977 June 25, Michael Fox, response in "Ask Your Vet: Dr. Michael Fox", The La Crosse Tribune, page 25.
    • On closer inspection it definitely is a fox-shaped hand puppet! I wonder where the little kleptocat got that from!1999, Joe Inglis, It Really Does Happen to a Vet! The Journal of Joe Inglis in Practice

Forms of kleptocat

pluralkleptocats

Origin of kleptocat

First attested in 1977. From klepto- + cat.

Questions about kleptocat

What does kleptocat mean?
Kleptocat means a cat that is prone to stealing; a kleptomaniac cat.
What part of speech is kleptocat?
Kleptocat is a noun.
What is the plural of kleptocat?
The plural of kleptocat is kleptocats.

Words near kleptocat in the dictionary

  1. kleptarchies
  2. kleptarchy
  3. klepto
  4. klepto-
  5. kleptobiosis
  6. kleptocat
  7. kleptocats
  8. kleptochloroplast
  9. kleptochloroplastidic
  10. kleptochloroplasts
  11. kleptocnida

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