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Etymology
Hindi ��ता (cīt�) "leopard, panther", ultimately from Sanskrit �ित�र (citra) "multicolored, speckled" + �ाय (k�ya) "body", thus "having a spotted body".

Pronunciation
IPA: /�t�i�t�/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t�|-i�t�

Homophones
cheater (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun
en-noun

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.

Translations
trans-top|Acinonyx jubatus
Arabic: ش�ت� (shita)
Chinese: �豹, �豹 (lièbào)
Croatian: gepard m
Czech: gepard m
Danish: gepard
Dutch: jachtluipaard m/n, cheeta m
Finnish: gepardi
French: guépard m
German: Gepard m
Hebrew: �ת�� נ�ר�|�ָת�ּ� נְ�ֵרִ� m
Icelandic: blettatígur m
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Italian: ghepardo m
Korean: �� (jita)
Norwegian: gepard m
Polish: gepard m
Portuguese: guepardo m
Russian: гепа�д (g'epárd) m
Slovene: gepard m
Spanish: guepardo m, chita m
Swahili: duma
Turkish: çita
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Category:Mammals
Category:Hindi derivations
Category:Mammals
Category:Sanskrit derivations

et:cheetah
io:cheetah
la:cheetah
nl:cheetah
pl:cheetah
ru:cheetah
fi:cheetah
ta:cheetah
vi:cheetah
tr:cheetah
zh:cheetah

• 2007-11-09 21:00 - Krun - adding Icelandic translation

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