catlore

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noun

folklore relating to cats

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Meanings

nouncatlore (uncountable)
  1. uncountablefolklore 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
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    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

From cat + lore.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

locaterCleatorLacortecrotaleCratloe
Cite this entry
APA

catlore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlore

MLA

“catlore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catlore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlore.

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