Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: cheetah

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Latest revision as of 03:04, 27 March 2013

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[edit] English

A cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus

[edit] Etymology

Hindi चीता (cītā, "leopard", "panther"), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, "multicolored", "speckled") (akin to Old High German haitar ("bright") [1] > German heiter; Old Norse heiðr) + काय (kāya, "body"), thus "having a spotted body".

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

[edit] Translations

Acinonyx jubatus

[edit] References

  1. ^ Etymology in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

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