Acinonyx

Translingual

Acinonyx jubatus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “I move”) +‎ Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw”), referring to their immobile claws unlike every other felid. Coined by British scientist Joshua Brookes in 1828.

Proper noun

Acinonyx m

1. 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
• 14000005 in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Acinonyx at Paleobiology Database