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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Manx  \Manx\,  a. 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  Isle  of  Man,  or  its  inhabitants;  as 
  the  Manx  language. 
 
  {Manx  cat}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  breed  of  domestic  cats  having  a 
  rudimentary  tail,  containing  only  about  three  vertebrae. 
 
 
  {Manx  shearwater}  (Zo["o]l.),  an  oceanic  bird  ({Puffinus 
  anglorum},  or  {P.  puffinus}),  called  also  {Manx  petrel}, 
  {Manx  puffin}.  It  was  formerly  abundant  in  the  Isle  of 
  Man. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Manx  \Manx\,  n. 
  The  language  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  Isle  of  Man,  a  dialect 
  of  the  Celtic. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Manx 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  the  Isle  of  Man  or  its  inhabitants  or 
  their  language;  "the  Manx  fishing  industry";  "there  are 
  few  Manx  speakers  alive  today"  [syn:  {Manx}] 
  n  :  the  Gaelic  language  formerly  spoken  on  the  Isle  of  Man  [syn: 
  {Manx}] 




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