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Noun: Acinonyx jubatus
  1. Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
    - cheetah, chetah [non-standard]

Type of: big cat, cat

Part of: Acinonyx, genus Acinonyx

Encyclopedia: Acinonyx jubatus

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Acinonyx
Acinonyx jubatus
Acinos
Acinos arvensis
acinose
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Acipenser
Acipenser huso
Acipenser transmontanus
Acipenseridae
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