Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acinonyx_jubatus

1 sense of acinonyx jubatus

Sense 1
cheetah, chetah, Acinonyx jubatus -- (long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game)
       => big cat, cat -- (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)