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GENUS ACINONYX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cheetahs
Synonyms:
Acinonyx; genus Acinonyx
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Acinonyx" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Acinonyx" is a member of...):
family Felidae; Felidae (cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)
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