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Definition of Acinonyx
1. Noun. Cheetahs.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Felidae, Felidae
Member holonyms: Acinonyx Jubatus, Cheetah, Chetah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acinonyx
Literary usage of Acinonyx
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life-histories of African Game Animals by Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Heller (1914)
"Acinonyx jubatus velox Heller, 1913, Smith. Misc. Coll., vol. 61, No. 19, p. 7.
RANGE.—From the Rift Valley and Laikipia Plateau westward over the highland ..."
2. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"The cheetah, or hunting leopard, Acinonyx jubatus, occurs in parts of Asia and
Africa. In India it is trained to capture game. ..."
3. Biodiplomacy: Genetic Resources and International Relations edited by Vincente Sanchez (1995)
"No-one can say for sure how many species have already disappeared. The cheetah (Acinonyx
jubatus) and the pink-headed duck ..."
4. The Rediscovered Country by Stewart Edward White (1915)
"We heard them in every part of the country. 3. Cheetah (acinonyx jubatus).—In
the covered country we saw none of these animals, though they may well occur. ..."
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