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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cheetah /ˈtʃiːtə/

▶noun a large swift-running spotted cat found in Africa and parts of Asia. [Acinonyx jubatus.]

– origin C18: from Hindi cītā, perh. from Sanskrit citraka ‘leopard’.

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