Cheetah

English

Noun

Cheetah (plural Cheetahs)

1. A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family , slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; it is native to Africa and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.

Adjectives for Cheetah

majestic; growling; leaping; skulking; furious; ferocious; creeping; catapulting; determined; frenzied; deadly; swift; slinking; villainous; demoniac; enraged; pouncing; man-eating; mangled; shrinking; clawing; lightning-fast; vicious; cunning; lunging; circling; snapping; scrawny;

Thesaurus

cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, mountain lion, ocelot, painter, panther, puma, simba, tiger, wildcat, Leo, Siberian tiger, bobcat, cat-a-mountain, catamount,

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtʃiːtə/