Manx cat

/mæŋks kæt/

noun

A domestic cat of a breed that is native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by the suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body.

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Meanings

nounManx cat (plural Manx cats)

plural Manx cats

  1. A domestic cat of a breed that is native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by the suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body.

    Synonyms: Manx, Manxie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA domestic cat of a breed that is native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by the suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man

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domestic cathouse catFelis domesticus
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic قِطّ اَلْمَانْكْس
  • قِطّ اَلْمَانْكْس (qiṭṭ al-manks)mammal
Catalan gat manx
  • gat manxmammal
Chinese Mandarin 馬恩島貓 /马恩岛猫
  • 馬恩島貓 /马恩岛猫 (Mǎ'ēn dǎo māo)mammal
Czech Manská kočka
  • Manská kočkamammal
Dutch manxkat
  • manxkatmammal
Esperanto manksa kato
  • manksa katomammal
Finnish manx, mansaarenkissa
  • manxmammal
  • mansaarenkissamammal
French chat Manx
  • chat Manxmammal
Hebrew מנקס
  • מנקסmammal
Hungarian Man-szigeti macska
  • Man-szigeti macskamammal
Irish cat Manannach
  • cat Manannachmammal
Italian gatto dell'Isola di Man
  • gatto dell'Isola di Manmammal
Japanese マンクス
  • マンクス (mankusu)mammal
Korean 맹크스
  • 맹크스 (maengkeuseu)mammal
Latin felis Manx
  • felis Manxmammal
Lithuanian Manksas katė
  • Manksas katėmammal
Norwegian Bokmål Manx katt
  • Manx kattmammal
Polish manx
  • manxmammal
Portuguese gato manx
  • gato manxmammal
Romanian pisică Manx
  • pisică Manxmammal
Russian мэнкс, мэ́нская ко́шка
  • мэнкс (mɛnks)mammal
  • мэ́нская ко́шка (mɛ́nskaja kóška)mammal
  • ко́шка мэнкс (kóška mɛnks)mammal
Scottish Gaelic cat Manainneach
  • cat Manainneachmammal
Spanish gato manx
  • gato manxmammal
Swedish Manx katt
  • Manx kattmammal
Thai แมวแมงซ์
  • แมวแมงซ์ (mæw mæng)mammal
Welsh cath gota, cath Ynys Manaw
  • cath gotamammal
  • cath Ynys Manawmammal
Cite this entry
APA

Manx cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manx%20cat

MLA

“Manx cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manx%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manx cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manx%20cat.

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