Acinonyx

Translingual

Acinonyx jubatus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κινέω (kinéō, “I move”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw”).

Proper noun

Acinonyx m

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the cheetahs.

Hyponyms

(genus): Acinonyx jubatus (sole extant species)
- †Acinonyx aicha, †Acinonyx intermedius, †Acinonyx pardinensis (extinct species)
- Acinonyx kurteni (discredited as composite fossil, name invalidated)

Further reading

Acinonyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acinonyx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acinonyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Acinonyx at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Acinonyx at Encyclopedia of Life
14000005 in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Acinonyx at Fossilworks

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