noncat
nounEtymology From non- + cat.
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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: