(n)long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game, Syn.chetah, Acinonyx jubatus
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n. [ Hind. chītā. ] (Zool.) A species of leopard (Cynælurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is Cynælurus laneus. It runs very fast in short spurts while hunting. [ Written also chetah. ] [ 1913 Webster ]