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cheetah

DEFINITIONS OF: cheetah

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n long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

Synonyms:
Acinonyx jubatus, chetah
Type of:
big cat, cat
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
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