"kleptocat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: kleptocats [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1977. From klepto- + cat. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|klepto|cat}} klepto- + cat Head templates: {{en-noun}} kleptocat (plural kleptocats)
  1. (informal) A cat that is prone to stealing; a kleptomaniac cat. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-kleptocat-en-noun-l1CIGFMR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with klepto-

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1977 June 25, Michael Fox, response in \"Ask Your Vet: Dr. Michael Fox\", The La Crosse Tribune, page 25.\nThere’s no solution to the problem of a “kleptocat\" except to keep precious items (rings, eyeglasses, etc.) in safe drawers and closets. Our kleptocat, Mocha, a female Burmese, just sticks to socks.",
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          "text": "On closer inspection it definitely is a fox-shaped hand puppet! I wonder where the little kleptocat got that from!",
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          "ref": "2011, Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools - Olé!, self-published, page 207",
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        "(informal) A cat that is prone to stealing; a kleptomaniac cat."
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