ACINONYX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Acinonyx mean? 

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

1. cheetahs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACINONYX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cheetahs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Acinonyx; genus Acinonyx

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Acinonyx"):

Acinonyx jubatus; cheetah; chetah (long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game)

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

family Felidae; Felidae (cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)

 Context examples 

The IUCN lists both the Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) and the Asiatic cheetah as "critically endangered" in their Red List.

(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)

The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) has been nearly eliminated in Asia; under 50 Iranian cheetahs remain.

(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)

According to a study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), is down to 7,100 individuals remaining worldwide, most of them in Africa and, rarely, in Asia.

(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)