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Acinonyx

noun

cheetahs

• Syn: ↑genus Acinonyx

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Felidae, ↑family Felidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑cheetah, ↑chetah, ↑Acinonyx jubatus

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\\əˈsinəˌniks\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akinētos motionless + New Latin -onyx — more at acineta

: the genus of cats comprising the cheetahs which are distinguished by the absence of cutaneous sheaths for guarding the claws

Useful english dictionary. 2012.