CHEETAH


Meaning of CHEETAH in English

/chee"teuh/ , n.

a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.

[ 1695-1705; cita citraka leopard; cf. Pali cittaka, Prakrit cittaya ]

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