Cheetah - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cheetah : (noun)

1: 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]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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 C. laneus. [Written also chetah.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)