Cheetah
['tʃiːtə] or ['tʃitə]
Definition
(noun.) long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game.
Checker: Raffles--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A species of leopard (Cynaelurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C. laneus.
Typed by Dave
Definition
n. an Eastern animal like the leopard used in hunting.
Inputed by Abner
Examples
- There was a cheetah, too; perhaps we might find it upon our shoulders at any moment. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But there is a cheetah and a baboon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I think that I mentioned to you that the doctor kept a cheetah and a baboon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well, a cheetah is just a big cat, and yet a saucer of milk does not go very far in satisfying its wants, I daresay. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Editor: Melinda