cheetah (redirected from Cheetah Cub)

chee·tah also che·tah  (cht)

n.

A long-legged, swift-running wild cat (Acinonyx jubatus) of Africa and southwest Asia, having tawny, black-spotted fur and nonretractile claws. The cheetah, the fastest animal on land, can run for short distances at about 96 kilometers (60 miles) per hour.

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[Hindi ct, from Sanskrit citrakya, tiger, leopard : citra-, variegated + kya, body; see k^wei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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cheetah, chetah [ˈtʃiːtə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large feline mammal, Acinonyx jubatus, of Africa and SW Asia: the swiftest mammal, having very long legs, nonretractile claws, and a black-spotted light-brown coat

[from Hindi cītā, from Sanskrit citrakāya tiger, from citra bright, speckled + kāya body]

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cheetah - Taken from Sanskrit citraka, "leopard," related to citra, "spotted, speckled, variegated."

See also related terms for spotted.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cheetah - long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game Acinonyx jubatus, chetah big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild Acinonyx, genus Acinonyx - cheetahs

Translations

cheetah [ˈtʃiːtə] N → guepardo m

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cheetah [ˈtʃiːtə] n → guépard m

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cheetah

n → Gepard m

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cheetah [ˈtʃiːtə] n → ghepardo

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cheetah

n cheetah [ˈtʃiːtə]

a very swift-running animal of the cat family. jagluiperd, cheetah فَهْدٌ هِنْدي леопард gepard gepard der Gepard γατόπαρδος guepardo gepard نوعی یوزپلنگ؛ چیتا gepardi guépard בַּרדֶלַס चीता gepard gepárd citah, sebangsa macan blettatígur ghepardo チータ 치타 gepardas gepards citah jachtluipaard gepard gepard chita ghepard гепард gepard gepard gepard gepard เสือชีต้า çita 獵豹 гепард چیتا ، بلی کے خاندان کا جانور loài báo ghêpa 猎豹