English

edit

Etymology

edit

non- +‎ tabby

Adjective

edit

nontabby (not comparable)

  1. Not tabby.
    • 1984, William Darrach Halsey, Emanuel Friedman, Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index, Volume 5:
      Orange cats, sometimes called ginger, may be tabby or nontabby. Blue and cream coats occur with a dilution of black or of orange, respectively.
    • 1984, Sewall Wright, Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, Volume 3:
      Selection on nontabby segregants from tabby selection lines.
    • 2007, Charles J. Epstein, The Consequences of Chromosome Imbalance: Principles, Mechanisms, and Models:
      The nontabby females in this cross are the desired XO animals...