Cymric

cat breed

Key facts

Other names: Manx Longhair, Longhair Manx, Semi-longhair Manx Variant, long-haired Manx
Origin: Canada (breeding programme), Isle of Man (Manx stock)
Cfa: standard
Fife: standard
Tica: standard
Wcf: standard
Acf: standard
Acfa caa: standard
Cca afc: standard
Gccf: standard
Nzcf: standard
Sacc: standard
Other: AACE

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Instance of: cat breed
Country of origin: Canada
Image: Cymric Fond Blanc.jpg

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Encyclopedic overview

Black tortoiseshell "stumpy" female The Cymric (/ˈkɪmrɪk/ KIM-rik, /ˈkʌmrɪk/ KUM-rik) is a Canadian cat breed. Some cat registries consider the Cymric a semi-long-haired variety of the Manx breed, rather than a separate breed. Except for the length of fur, in all other respects, the two varieties are the same, and kittens of either sort may appear in the same litter. The name comes from Cymru ( Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkəmrɨ]), the indigenous Welsh name of Wales, even though the breed is not associated with Wales. The name may have been chosen to provide a "Celtic" sounding moniker for the breed. While the breed's Manx bloodline originated from the Isle of Man, the long-haired variant is claimed to have been developed in Canada. The breed is called the Longhair Manx or a similar name by some registries.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cymric” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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