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noncat

noncat noun: that which is not a cat.

Noun

noncat (plural noncats)

  1. That which is not a cat.
    • […] 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
    • 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

Forms of noncat

pluralnoncats

Origin of noncat

From non- + cat.

Questions about noncat

What does noncat mean?
Noncat means that which is not a cat.
What part of speech is noncat?
Noncat is a noun.
What is the plural of noncat?
The plural of noncat is noncats.

Words near noncat in the dictionary

  1. noncaspase
  2. noncassette
  3. noncaste
  4. noncastrated
  5. noncasual
  6. noncat
  7. noncatabolic
  8. noncataclysmic
  9. noncatalog
  10. noncatalogued
  11. noncatalytic

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