Cymric (cat)

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Cymric
Alternative names
Long-haired Manx
Country of origin
Isle of Man
Breed standard
FIFe standard
TICA standard
AACE standard
ACFA standard
ACF standard
CCA standard
Notes
TICA and ACF consider Cymrics a variety of Manx

The Cymric (pronounced KIM-rick or KUM-rick) is a breed of cat. Some cat registries consider the Cymric a long-haired variety of the manx, rather than a separate breed. The name comes from Cymru (pronounced KUM-ree), the indigenous Welsh name of Wales, though the breed is not associated with Wales in any fashion, and was possibly given as an attempt to give a "celtic" name to the breed - which actually originated from descendents of Manx Cats from the Isle of Man.

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