'Chetah' definitions:
Definition of 'chetah'
(from WordNet)
noun
Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: cheetah, chetah, Acinonyx jubatus]
Definition of 'chetah'
From: GCIDE
- Cheetah \Chee"tah\, n. [Hind. ch[imac]t[=a].] (Zool.) A species of leopard (Cyn[ae]lurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is Cyn[ae]lurus laneus. It runs very fast in short spurts while hunting. [Written also chetah.] [1913 Webster]