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• manx cat
  manx cat

  noun

  a tailless variety of the domestic cat.
• Manx cat
  Manx cat

  noun

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

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

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Manx cat

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 ● May 12, 2025

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 ● Sep. 21, 2021

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 ● Feb. 25, 2021

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

From Nature ● Jul. 15, 2018

They are twice as big as any Manx cat I ever saw.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck