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
- circumrotating
- circumrotations
- circumscissile
- circumscribable
- circumscribe
- circumscribed
- circumscribers
- circumscribes
- circumscribing
- circumscription
- circumscriptions
- circumsolar
- circumspect
- circumspection
- circumspections
- circumspective
- circumspectly
- circumspectness
- circumstance
- circumstanced
- circumstances
- circumstances beyond someone's control
- circumstancing
- circumstantial
- circumstantial evidence