Acinonyx

noun

Acin·​o·​nyx

ə-ˈsi-nə-ˌniks

: the genus of cats comprising the cheetahs which are distinguished by the absence of cutaneous sheaths for guarding the claws

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek akinētos motionless + New Latin -onyx

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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