ALL meanings of cheetah
chee·tah
C c - 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 large spotted cat found in Africa and parts of Asia. It is the fastest animal on land. 1
- 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 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