Acinonyx
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Acinonyx jubatus
Translingual
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
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 at Bucknell.
- Acinonyx at Paleobiology Database
