chetah

Examples

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• The chetah is well known for its incredible speed when hunting prey.

• Unlike most cats, a chetah has claws that do not retract.

• In ancient times, nobles sometimes kept a chetah for hunting expeditions.

• Many cheetahs live in the savannahs of Africa.

• The chetah is known to reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour during a chase.

• In the wild, a chetah typically hunts small to medium-sized ungulates.

• A chetah uses its keen eyesight to spot prey from a distance.

Synonyms

C

cheetah

vschetah

45 1.0

A large slim spotted wild cat that runs faster than any other land animal

is a misspelled or variant written form of the same name

A

Acinonyx jubatus

vschetah

• Specialized

9.9

A large slim spotted cat from Africa and southwest Asia that runs faster than any other land animal

is the everyday English name rather than the Latin scientific form

Surface Forms

Etymology