catlore

noun

catlore

noun

Etymology From cat + lore.

1

folklore 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:
  • 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:

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