nondog

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ dog.

Noun

nondog (plural nondogs)

1. (philosophy) That which is not a dog.
   • 1980, Alfred Lee Baldwin, Theories of child development:

     Thus, for example, we can divide the class of mammals into dogs and nondogs.

   • 2004, Julie Yingling, A lifetime of communication: transformation through relational dialogues:

     In essence, without the notion of nondog qualities against which to compare inequalities, we could have no concept of dog.

Anagrams

• nongod