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How do cheetahs get there name?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

According to Wikipedia, the word "cheetah" comes from the Sanskrit for "variegated one". The scientific name, Acinonyx jubatus comes from the Greek and Latin, respectively. "Acinonyx" meaning "no move claw" and "jubatus" referring to the mane on a cheetah cub.

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