manx cat

American  

noun

1. a tailless variety of the domestic cat.

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Manx cat British  

noun

1. a short-haired tailless variety of cat, believed to originate on the Isle of Man

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Etymology

Origin of manx cat

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Mexican driver Daniel Suárez, who also races for Trackhouse, says he takes Emma, a four-pound black-and-white Pomeranian, and Pepper, an 11-pound Manx cat, to about half his races each season.

From Los Angeles Times

Researchers have identified more than 30 genes involved in the development of tails in various species, from an iguana’s long whip to the stub on a Manx cat.

From New York Times

She and the magazine’s editors helped come up with the car’s name, evoking the short-tailed Manx cat that the car vaguely resembled.

From Seattle Times

Originating on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, the Manx cat has no tail.

From Nature

She calls it a “Manx comet”, tailless as a Manx cat.

From Nature