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cheetah

[chee-tuh] / ˈtʃi tə /


NOUN
leopard
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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“Home” is a concept that Chase, a newly orphaned cheetah cub, struggles to make sense of.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

A story for young readers about a rescue dog and a young cheetah is inspired by real-world zoo practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.

From Science Daily Feb. 11, 2026

His similarity to the film’s villain, Mr. Potter — a wealthy, nasty slumlord who names everything he takes control of after himself — was easier to point out than spots on a cheetah.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

This was not the lanky, mutant-fast cheetah girl I used to play tag with years ago.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

Similar cases involving cheetahs from Syria, a gorilla from Haiti, and bonobos from Iraq are among those questioned by CITES.

From Barron's Nov. 9, 2025

Mr. Schaller describes the habits of cheetahs, lions and leopards across 1,500 square miles in Serengeti National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Park authorities have rejected the allegations and say there are now a total of 26 cheetahs, including 17 in the wild and nine others that are kept in enclosures at the moment.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2025

For years, it seemed most people considered the animals unappealing and preferred seeing “real” predators like lions or cheetahs.

From National Geographic Feb. 8, 2024

One Mogul emperor of India kept a stable of a thousand cheetahs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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