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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cheetah \Chee"tah\, n. [Hind. ch[=i]t[=a].] (Zo["o]l.) A species of leopard ({Cyn[ae]lurus jubatus}) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is {C. laneus}. [Written also {chetah}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cheetah n : long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: {chetah}, {Acinonyx jubatus}]
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