cheetah
USCHEE-tuh/ˈt͡ʃitə/
Pluralcheetahs
- 1A large wild cat from Africa with a small head, long legs, and spotted fur, known as the fastest land animal.
Like a race car of the animal world, built to go very fast for a short time.
A cheetah can run faster than any other animal on land.
We watched two cheetahs chase a gazelle across the open plain.
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Origin
It comes from Hindi "cītā", meaning "leopard" or "panther". This came from Sanskrit words meaning "spotted body".