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cheetah definition

chee·tah (c̸hēt′ə)

noun

a swift, long-legged cat (Acinonyx jubatus) of Africa and S Asia, with a small head, nonretractile claws, and a black-spotted coat: it can be trained to hunt

Etymology: Hindi chītā, leopard < Sans chitraka, spotted < chitra, spot: see chintz

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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