limited ability to retract its claws. A similar meaning can be obtained by the combination of the Greek prefix a- (implying a lack of) and ????? kinéo meaning 'to move' or 'to set in motion'. The specific name jubatus is Latin for 'crested, having a mane'.

A few old generic names such as Cynailurus and Cynofelis allude to the similarities between the cheetah and canids.

Taxonomy

In 1777,

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