Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chetah, Gueparda jubata or Cynœlurus jubatus of India. See cut under
chetah .
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Examples
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I am showing the new hunting-leopard which King Juba has sent from Numidia.
The Last Galley Impressions and Tales Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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I am showing the new hunting-leopard which King Juba has sent from Numidia.
The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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And the hunting-leopard grew to a jaguar, all covered with spots like eyes.
At the Back of the North Wind George MacDonald 1864
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But the next time he came up with the cat, the cat was not a cat, but a hunting-leopard.
At the Back of the North Wind George MacDonald 1864
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On the contrary, the spots upon the hunting-leopard are real spots, of a uniform black; and, consequently, this animal is easily distinguished from the other three.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
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It is on account of his canine qualities that he is sometimes trained to the chase: hence his specific name of the hunting-leopard.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
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Hindostan they use the cheeta or hunting-leopard, for rousing and running down his oriental game.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Thomas De Quincey 1822
hernesheir commented on the word hunting-leopard
I much prefer this term over cheetah.
December 11, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word hunting-leopard
Proving, once again, that cheetahs never prosper.
December 12, 2010