"everycat" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Etymology: From every + cat, by analogy with everyone. Etymology templates: {{com|en|every|cat}} every + cat Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} everycat, {{en-pron}} everycat
  1. (humorous) Everyone, referring to felines. Tags: humorous Coordinate_terms: anycat, somecat
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