"noncat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: noncats [plural]
Etymology: non- + cat Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|cat}} non- + cat Head templates: {{en-noun}} noncat (plural noncats)
  1. That which is not a cat.
    Sense id: en-noncat-en-noun-QpjdYqUN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Karen Pryor, Don't shoot the dog!: the new art of teaching and training",
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