"catgender" meaning in English

See catgender in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From cat + gender. Etymology templates: {{com|en|cat|gender}} cat + gender Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} catgender (not comparable)
  1. Of a person, identifying as a cat. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-catgender-en-adj-jxmGsld5

Noun

Etymology: From cat + gender. Etymology templates: {{com|en|cat|gender}} cat + gender Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} catgender (uncountable)
  1. The xenogender of a person who identifies with or behaves like a cat. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-catgender-en-noun-IvwNDBSv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, LGBTQ Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 43 57
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          "text": "We may also see risk with the growth in ideas like 'xenogender', a rather novel identity category that has emerged within some sexual and gender diverse communities where a person may identify with other species (or objects), such as 'catgender'. This obviously extends the notion of gender to a level most would probably consider absurd, and yet these gender identity categories have even — albeit temporarily — been incorporated within UK university 'pronoun guides'.",
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