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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

Type of: big cat, cat

Part of: Acinonyx, genus Acinonyx

Encyclopedia: Acinonyx jubatus

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Acinonyx
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Acinos
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Acipenser
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Acipenser transmontanus
Acipenseridae
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