Manx

Isle cat breed

Manx refers to the Isle of Man, a self-governing island in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland.

The Manx language is a Celtic tongue closely related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic.

Manx cats are a tailless breed originating from the island: The Manx sat on the windowsill, its stubby rear unmistakable.

As a noun, a Manx is either the cat or a native of the island.

IsleOfMan

Douglas

Type of conifer

CastletownSettlement near a fortress
RamseyAnglo-Scottish family name
motorbikesMotorized two-wheeled vehicles

tourism · Vikings · fishing · coastline · maritime · kippers · tailless · three legs · queenies · smuggling

cat

tailless

Having no rear appendage

stumpyShort and thickset
bobtailTruncated animal tail
breedCultivated variety of animal

feline · shorthair · longhair · genetic · mutation · riser · stubby · rounded · playful · pedigree

language

Gaelic

Celtic linguistic tradition

CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
endangeredAt risk of extinction
revivedRestored to consciousness

speakers · fluent · native · vocabulary · grammar · syntax · dialect · pronunciation · lessons · preservation

Categories

catscat, kitten, kitty, feline, tabby
languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
petsdog, dogs, cats, puppy, kitten
Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian
cat breedsAbyssinian, Bengal, Thai, Persian, Burmese
Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican

Opposites

tail presence in cats

Massive domestic cat variety

Persian · Siamese · tailed · long-tailed

geographic/cultural origin

Of a Celtic nation

Scottish · English · Irish · Cornish · Breton

Phrases

Manx catTailless domestic feline breed

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G