Acinonyx

== 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 A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – cheetahs. ==== 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 Category:Acinonyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Acinonyx at National Center for Biotechnology Information 14000005 in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. “Acinonyx”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026