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Categories: Megafauna of Africa, Taxa named by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Articles with short description, Extant Pleistocene first appearances, Mammals of Africa

cheetah chetah Acinonyx jubatus Acinonyx rex African cheetah

Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game WordNet 3.0

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Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The cheetah is a large cat with a tawny to creamy white or pale buff fur that is marked with evenly spaced, solid black spots. Wikipedia

Fastest of all land animals, and a member of the family Felidae. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Species of mammal Wikidata

A member of the cat family, a poor climber that hunts by speed and stealth. OmegaWiki

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. Wiktionary

Acinonyx jubatus. Wiktionary (translation)

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