cheetah
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard", "panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored", "speckled”) (akin to Old High German haitar (“bright”) [1] > German heiter; Old Norse heiðr) + काय (kāya, “body”), thus "having a spotted body".
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtʃiːtə/
- Rhymes: -iːtə
- Homophone: cheater (in non-rhotic accents)
[edit] Noun
cheetah (plural cheetahs)
- A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family , slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; it is native to Africa and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.
[edit] See also
Cheetah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acinonyx jubatus on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Acinonyx jubatus
Acinonyx jubatus on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Acinonyx jubatus
[edit] Translations
Acinonyx jubatus
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