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# cheetah

noun (a cheetah, cheetahs)

«cheetah» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cheetah is a slim, spotted big cat from Africa (and a few in Iran) and the fastest land animal, able to run as fast as a car on a main road for a short burst. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#m1)
2. Cheetahs have black «tear lines» running from their eyes to their mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons cheetahs come up in adaptations (long legs, bendy spine, big lungs and a long tail for balance when turning) and food chains: they hunt gazelles in the daytime but tire quickly after a short sprint. In maths lessons the cheetah's speed is used in comparing speeds and distance–time problems. Cheetahs are endangered and can purr but cannot roar.

### Examples

- The cheetah is the fastest land animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#x1)
- A cheetah can only sprint for a short time before it gets tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#x2)
- The cheetah chased a gazelle across the plain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#x3)
- Cheetahs have black tear marks on their faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#x4)
- Its long tail helps the cheetah turn quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#x5)
- Cheetahs purr like house cats but cannot roar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#x6)
- Mum drives at about the speed a cheetah can run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/#x7)

### Note

Plural «cheetahs». Spelling: «chee-tah», with «h» at the end. Do not confuse with «cheater» (someone who cheats) — they sound almost the same. Cheetahs have solid round spots; leopards and jaguars have rosettes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cheetah» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheetah/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cheetah» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cheetah.html) on Mova free.