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Cheetah

Cheetah Meaning & Definition
Cheetah Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cheetah?

[n] long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cheetah: Acinonyx jubatus | chetah

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cheetah: bobcat | catamount | cat-a-mountain | cougar | jaguar | Leo | leopard | lion | lynx | mountain lion | ocelot | painter | panther | puma | Siberian tiger | simba | tiger | wildcat

See Also | Acinonyx | big cat | cat | genus Acinonyx

Cheetah In Webster's Dictionary

\Chee"tah\, n. [Hind. ch[=i]t[=a].] (Zo["o]l.) A species of leopard ({Cyn[ae]lurus jubatus}) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is {C. laneus}. [Written also {chetah}.]

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