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ACINONYX JUBATUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Acinonyx jubatus mean?

• ACINONYX JUBATUS (noun)
The noun ACINONYX JUBATUS has 1 sense:

1. long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

Familiarity information: ACINONYX JUBATUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ACINONYX JUBATUS (noun)

Sense 1

Acinonyx jubatus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Acinonyx jubatus; cheetah; chetah

Hypernyms ("Acinonyx jubatus" is a kind of...):

big cat; cat (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)

Holonyms ("Acinonyx jubatus" is a member of...):

Acinonyx; genus Acinonyx (cheetahs)

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