transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchē-tə ]
noun
( plural cheetahs also cheetah )
Etymology: Hindi cītā & Urdu chītā leopard, from Sanskrit citraka, from citra bright, variegated; akin to Old High German heitar bright — more at -hood
Date: 1610
: a long-legged spotted swift-moving African and formerly Asian cat ( Acinonyx jubatus ) about the size of a small leopard that has blunt nonretractile claws