noncat

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noun

That which is not a cat.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounnoncat (plural noncats)

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
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    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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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