cheetahn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃiːtə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃidə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, cheetahs.

Forms: 1700s–1800s chittah, 1800s cheetar, 1800s– cheeta, 1800s– cheetah, 1800s– chetah, 1800s– chita, 1800s– chitah.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi cītā.

Etymology: < Hindi cītā < Sanskrit citraka < citra variegated, spotted (see chintz n.) + a derivative suffix.It has been suggested that ‘tame cheater’ in Shakespeare 2 Hen. IV ii. iv. 94, refers to the cheetah, but this is historically and phonologically unlikely, and the phrase is also attested elsewhere with reference to deception (see tame cheater at cheater n. 4).

A large slender spotted cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of open country in Africa and parts of Iran, which is the fastest animal on land when chasing prey. Also called hunting leopard.Formerly widespread in Asia, where cheetahs were tamed and used for hunting.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Acinonyx (cheetah)

papion?a1425

ounce1704

cheetah1774

hunting leopard1781

spotted tiger1787

tiger of chase1787

guepard1900

1704 tr. G. F. Gemelli Careri Voy. round World i. ii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. IV. 198/2 There are three sorts of Tigers, called Bibo, Cito [It. Citò], and the Royal.

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds Addit. p. xxiii The Hunting Leopard is called in India, Chittah.]

1774 E. Irwin St. Thomas's Mount i. 16 Behold the Chetah! of the leopard-kind, Watchful as night, and active as the Wind.

1823 Sport. Mag. 62 282 The cheeta resembles the panther, but is taller and lightly made.

1852 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (1874) 43 When a Chetah is taken out for the purpose of hunting game, he is hooded.

1881 W. W. Hunter Imperial Gazetteer India IV. 619 The cheetah or hunting leopard (Gueparda jubata) must be carefully distinguished from the leopard proper.

1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo v. 91 The natives run up, bleed the buck, and give the cheetah a bowl of the blood.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VI. 153/2 The name leopard was originally given to the cat now called cheetah..which was once thought to be a cross between the lion and the pard, or panther.

2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 31/2 Dense populations of lion and Spotted hyaena, as well as smaller numbers of leopard and..cheetah, gorge themselves on the abundant herds of grazers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cheetah
释义	cheetahn. Brit. /ˈtʃiːtə/, U.S. /ˈtʃidə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, cheetahs. Forms: 1700s–1800s chittah, 1800s cheetar, 1800s– cheeta, 1800s– cheetah, 1800s– chetah, 1800s– chita, 1800s– chitah. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi cītā. Etymology: < Hindi cītā < Sanskrit citraka < citra variegated, spotted (see chintz n.) + a derivative suffix.It has been suggested that ‘tame cheater’ in Shakespeare 2 Hen. IV ii. iv. 94, refers to the cheetah, but this is historically and phonologically unlikely, and the phrase is also attested elsewhere with reference to deception (see tame cheater at cheater n. 4). A large slender spotted cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of open country in Africa and parts of Iran, which is the fastest animal on land when chasing prey. Also called hunting leopard.Formerly widespread in Asia, where cheetahs were tamed and used for hunting. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Acinonyx (cheetah) papion?a1425 ounce1704 cheetah1774 hunting leopard1781 spotted tiger1787 tiger of chase1787 guepard1900 1704 tr. G. F. Gemelli Careri Voy. round World i. ii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. IV. 198/2 There are three sorts of Tigers, called Bibo, Cito [It. Citò], and the Royal. 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds Addit. p. xxiii The Hunting Leopard is called in India, Chittah.] 1774 E. Irwin St. Thomas's Mount i. 16 Behold the Chetah! of the leopard-kind, Watchful as night, and active as the Wind. 1823 Sport. Mag. 62 282 The cheeta resembles the panther, but is taller and lightly made. 1852 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (1874) 43 When a Chetah is taken out for the purpose of hunting game, he is hooded. 1881 W. W. Hunter Imperial Gazetteer India IV. 619 The cheetah or hunting leopard (Gueparda jubata) must be carefully distinguished from the leopard proper. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo v. 91 The natives run up, bleed the buck, and give the cheetah a bowl of the blood. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VI. 153/2 The name leopard was originally given to the cat now called cheetah..which was once thought to be a cross between the lion and the pard, or panther. 2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 31/2 Dense populations of lion and Spotted hyaena, as well as smaller numbers of leopard and..cheetah, gorge themselves on the abundant herds of grazers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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