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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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