Acinonyx
Translingual
Acinonyx jubatus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κινέω (kinéō, “I move”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw”), referring to their immobile claws unlike every other felid.
Proper noun
Acinonyx m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – cheetahs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; Felinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Acinonyx jubatus (sole extant species)
- †Acinonyx aicha, †Acinonyx intermedius, †Acinonyx pardinensis (extinct species)
- Acinonyx kurteni (discredited as composite fossil, name invalidated)
References
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 Paleology Database