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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.

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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