cheetah
/ˈtʃiːtə/noun
उच्चारण चीट
चीता
Core word
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a wild animal of the cat family, with a light brown coat covered in black spots, that can run faster than any other animal on land
चीता
- A cheetah can catch an antelope in a short burst of speed.
- The cheetah cubs played in the long grass while their mother watched.
- The cheetah is the fastest animal on land.
+ 2 more examples
- Cheetahs were brought back to India from Africa for a conservation project.
- We saw a cheetah resting in the shade on safari.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cheetah (countable, plural cheetahs)
Cheetah is countable and the plural is usually cheetahs, though cheetah is sometimes used for a group.
Cheetah countable है और उसका plural सामान्यतः cheetahs है, हालाँकि समूह के लिए कभी-कभी cheetah भी लिखा जाता है।
- A cheetah can run at over a hundred kilometres an hour.
- Eight cheetahs were brought to Kuno National Park.
as fast as a cheetah / faster than a cheetah
Use as fast as for equality and faster than for comparison.
बराबरी के लिए 'as fast as' और तुलना के लिए 'faster than' का प्रयोग होता है।
- No land animal is faster than a cheetah.
- He ran as fast as a cheetah.
cheetah vs leopard
A cheetah has solid spots and black tear lines on its face; a leopard has rosette-shaped spots and is a stronger climber.
Cheetah के ठोस धब्बे और चेहरे पर काली आँसू-रेखाएँ होती हैं; leopard के गुलाबनुमा धब्बे होते हैं और वह बेहतर चढ़ने वाला होता है।
- The cheetah chases prey, while the leopard ambushes it.
the cheetah (generic)
Use the cheetah with the to talk about the species in general.
पूरी प्रजाति के बारे में बात करने के लिए 'the cheetah' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952.
cheetah in Indian history
The Asiatic cheetah once lived in India, and Indian rulers trained cheetahs for hunting blackbuck; the species disappeared from India in the twentieth century.
एशियाई cheetah कभी भारत में रहता था और भारतीय शासक काले हिरण के शिकार के लिए cheetah को प्रशिक्षित करते थे; बीसवीं सदी में यह प्रजाति भारत से लुप्त हो गई।
- Mughal emperors kept cheetahs for hunting.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cheetah
fastadultAfricanwildyoung
- The African cheetah is the world's fastest land animal.
verb + cheetah
spotchasereintroduceprotecttrack
- Forest officers tracked the cheetah through the grassland.
cheetah + noun
cubspeedhabitatprojectsanctuary
- The Cheetah Project aims to bring the animal back to India.
cheetah + verb
sprintshuntsstalkspouncessleeps
- The cheetah stalks its prey before sprinting.
group of cheetahs
a coalition ofa pair ofa litter ofa family of
- A coalition of male cheetahs hunts together.
“More examples 6
- A cheetah accelerates faster than most sports cars.
Cheetah अधिकांश स्पोर्ट्स कारों से तेज़ गति पकड़ता है।
- Radhika watched a documentary about a cheetah and her cubs.
राधिका ने एक cheetah और उसके शावकों पर बनी डॉक्यूमेंट्री देखी।
- The cheetah is built for speed, not for climbing.
Cheetah की बनावट गति के लिए है, चढ़ने के लिए नहीं।
- Cheetahs were reintroduced in Madhya Pradesh in 2022.
2022 में Madhya Pradesh में cheetahs को फिर से बसाया गया।
- Cheetahs can only keep up their top speed for a short distance.
Cheetahs अपनी अधिकतम गति केवल कम दूरी तक बनाए रख सकते हैं।
- Unlike a leopard, a cheetah cannot retract its claws fully.
leopard के विपरीत cheetah अपने पंजे पूरी तरह भीतर नहीं खींच सकता।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Cheetah is faster than leopard.
✓ A cheetah is faster than a leopard.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun से पहले article आवश्यक है।
?Which word?
Do not confuse the cheetah (a spotted cat that hunts by speed) and the leopard (a stronger spotted cat with rose-shaped markings that often climbs trees).
Cheetah (तेज़ दौड़कर शिकार करने वाली धब्बेदार बिल्ली) और leopard (गुलाब जैसे धब्बों वाला अधिक ताक़तवर तेंदुआ, जो अक्सर पेड़ों पर चढ़ता है) में भ्रम न करें।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952, and cheetahs from Namibia were brought to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in September 2022.
GK के लिए, भारत में चीते को 1952 में विलुप्त घोषित किया गया था, और September 2022 में Namibia से चीते Madhya Pradesh के Kuno National Park में लाए गए।