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
- 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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