Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Manx"
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) 1.7 (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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