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   Cheetah , n. [Hind. chītā.] (Zool.) A species of leopard (Cynælurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is Cynælurus laneus.  It runs very fast in short spurts while hunting. [Written also chetah.]
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