单词 | cheetah |
释义 | cheetah[ chee-tuh ] / ˈtʃi tə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cheetah ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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. Origin of cheetah1695–1705; <Hindi cītā<Sanskrit citraka leopard; compare Pali cittaka,Prakrit cittaya Words nearby cheetahcheese straw, cheese tray, cheesewood, cheese worker's lung, cheesy, cheetah, Cheever, chef, chef de cuisine, chef-d'oeuvre, cheffy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cheetahBritish Dictionary definitions for cheetahcheetah chetah/ (ˈtʃiːtə) / nouna 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 Word Origin for cheetahC18: from Hindi cītā, from Sanskrit citrakāya tiger, from citra bright, speckled + kāya body Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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