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longy

longy noun: a Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx show.

longy: a Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx show
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Noun

longy (plural longies)

  1. A Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx show.

Forms of longy

plurallongies

Origin of longy

From long + -y.

Questions about longy

What does longy mean?
Longy means a Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx show.
What part of speech is longy?
Longy is a noun.
What is the plural of longy?
The plural of longy is longies.

Words near longy in the dictionary

  1. longworms
  2. Longworth
  3. Longworths
  4. Longwy
  5. Longxi
  6. longy
  7. longyan
  8. longyans
  9. Longyear
  10. Longyearbyen
  11. Longyears

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