Synonyms for cheetah

Grammar : Noun

Spell : chee-tuh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃi tə

Top 10 synonyms for cheetah

Other synonyms for the word cheetah

Définition of cheetah

Origin : 1704, from Hindi chita "leopard," from Sanskrit chitraka "hunting leopard, tiger," literally "speckled," from chitra-s "distinctively marked, variegated, many-colored, bright, clear" (from PIE *kit-ro-, from root *(s)kai- (1) "bright, shining;" see shine (v.)) + kayah "body," from PIE *kwei- "to build, make" (see poet).

As in feline : noun cat
As in leopard : noun large ct
As in cat : noun feline animal, sometimes a pet

Example sentences :

The42 force with which the cheetah strikes his victim is marvellous.
Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey

I think that I mentioned to you that the doctor kept a cheetah and a baboon.
Extract from : « Adventures of Sherlock Holmes » by A. Conan Doyle

There was a cheetah, too; perhaps we might find it upon our shoulders at any moment.
Extract from : « Adventures of Sherlock Holmes » by A. Conan Doyle

It infests the small intestines, and is found alike in the fox, wolf, and cheetah.
Extract from : « Parasites » by T. Spencer Cobbold

This is the Felis uncia, allied to the panther and the cheetah.
Extract from : « Milton's Comus » by John Milton

"You're getting ripe for London, Cheetah," said Amanda softly.
Extract from : « The Research Magnificent » by H. G. Wells

"Look here, Cheetah, don't you give way to your early morning habit of calling your own true love a fool," she said.
Extract from : « The Research Magnificent » by H. G. Wells

Thus the elephant, the cheetah and the falcon in the East came under royal protection.
Extract from : « Hunting in Many Lands » by Various

I had secured a wonderful eland and a very fine impalla, and we had had a gorgeous close-quarters fight with a cheetah.
Extract from : « The Land of Footprints » by Stewart Edward White

Out of the sheltering shadow he leapt, as the cheetah leaps on its prey: the long knife gripped securely in his teeth.
Extract from : « Far to Seek » by Maud Diver

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