cheetah Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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.

WordNet

Chee"tah noun
Etymology
Hind. chita.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A species of leopard (Cynælurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C. laneus. Written also chetah.

Webster 1913