Definition of "Manx"

Manx

/mæŋks/

adjective
comparative more Manx, superlative most Manx
1. Relating to the Isle of Man and/or its Celto-Germanic people.
2. Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.
3. Relating to the Manx cat breed.
noun
countable and uncountable, plural Manx or Manxes
1. A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
2. (collective, in the plural) the Manx; Manx people.
3. A breed of domestic cat native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and rounded, cobby body.
4. (by extension) With a truncated or missing tail.
  Quotations
  At the rear there is a cut-off Manx tail, similar to those of the early Cooper sports cars, and as currently used by Feirari.
  1962, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar: A Journal Published in the Interests of the Mechanically Propelled Road Carriage
  The Manx Rat: This tailless rat variety is usually smaller than the standard rat with front legs that are shorter than its hind legs.
  2006, Colin Patterson, Pet Rats, Lulu.com, page 23
  2016 April 29, Rebecca Boyle, “Strange Manx comet is time capsule from the early solar system”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, New Scientist
5. A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat.
proper noun
1. (uncountable) A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man.