Found 2 items, similar to Cheetah.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cheetah 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 ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cheetah 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 Cyn[ae]lurus laneus. It runs very fast in short spurts while hunting. [Written also chetah.] [1913 Webster]