3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cheetah \Chee"tah\, n. [Hind. ch[imac]t[=a].] (Zool.) A species of leopard ({Cyn[ae]lurus jubatus}) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is {Cyn[ae]lurus laneus}. It runs very fast in short spurts while hunting. [Written also {chetah}.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chetah \Che"tah\, n. (Zool.) See {Cheetah}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chetah n : long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: {cheetah}, {Acinonyx jubatus}]
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