cheetah

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chee·tah /ˈtʃiːtə/ noun [countable]   HBAa member of the cat family that has long legs and black spots on its fur, and can run extremely fast 猎豹 →4  See picture of 见图 BIG CAT →5 see picture at 见图 big cat

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cheetah• A slow gazelle might never be unlucky enough to meet a cheetah, but a slow cheetah that never catches anything dies.• The average cheetah will change over the centuries, just like the mean annual rainfall changes.• Gazelles are not trying to eat cheetahs, they are trying to avoid being eaten by cheetahs.• It is like the gazelle running faster than other gazelles rather than running faster than cheetahs.• Sprint and jink though the gazelle may, there is nothing to deflect the cheetah from the chase.• So the downside is greater for the cheetah.• Those are the moments when the cheetah can creep slowly forward.Origin cheetah (1700-1800) Hindi cita, from Sanskrit citrakaya “tiger”, from citra “bright” + kaya “body”

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cheetah
chee‧tah /ˈtʃiːtə/ noun [countable]
a member of the cat family that has long legs and black spots on its fur, and can run extremely fast

chee·tahBrE /ˈtʃiːtə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃiːtə/ 🔊 nouna wild animal of the cat family, with black spots, that runs very fast 猎豹