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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ManxManxie
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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.

Similar
ManxManxie

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
Manx
Broader
domestic cathouse catFelis domesticus
Also see
manx

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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