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- [chee-tuh]
- /ˈtʃi tə/
- /ˈtʃiː.tə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chee-tuh]
- /ˈtʃi tə/
Definitions of cheetah word
- countable noun cheetah A cheetah is a wild animal that looks like a large cat with black spots on its body. Cheetahs can run very fast. 3
- noun cheetah a large feline mammal, Acinonyx jubatus, of Africa and SW Asia: the swiftest mammal, having very long legs, nonretractile claws, and a black-spotted light-brown coat 3
- noun cheetah a swift, long-legged cat (Acinonyx jubatus) of Africa and S Asia, with a small head, nonretractile claws, and a black-spotted coat: it can be trained to hunt 3
- noun cheetah a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species. 1
- noun cheetah A large spotted cat found in Africa and parts of Asia. It is the fastest animal on land. 1
- noun cheetah 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. 0
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Origin of cheetah
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < Hindi cītā < Sanskrit citraka leopard; compare Pali cittaka, Prakrit cittaya
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Parts of speech for Cheetah
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cheetah popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cheetah usage trend in Literature
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noun cheetah
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