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Meaning of kleptocat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cat that is prone to stealing; a kleptomaniac cat.

informal

Examples

“1977 June 25, Michael Fox, response in "Ask Your Vet: Dr. Michael Fox", The La Crosse Tribune, page 25. There’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.”
“On closer inspection it definitely is a fox-shaped hand puppet! I wonder where the little kleptocat got that from!”
“I knew Smut was an excellent climber, but I didn't know she was a criminal. So Smut was a kleptocat?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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