Meanings
plural noncats
- 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 prerequisites1 more example
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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noncat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncat
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