ACINONYX JUBATUS

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Acinonyx jubatus; cheetah; chetah

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Nouns denoting animals

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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