manx cat
noun
a tailless variety of the domestic cat.
Origin of manx cat
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby manx cat
manville,
manward,
manway,
manwise,
manx,
manx cat,
manx shearwater,
manxman,
many,
many a,
many are called but few are chosen
Example sentences from the Web for manx cat
But it is an appendix of the most appendicious, and can be cut away without the slightest Manx-cat effect.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 |George Saintsbury
British Dictionary definitions for manx cat
Manx cat
noun
a short-haired tailless variety of cat, believed to originate on the Isle of Man