How to say "cheetah" in Japanese

• チーター
  nounThe katakana name of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus); use it to name or talk about the animal, as at a zoo or in a nature documentary, though it is a less common word.
  チータは他たのどの動物どうぶつにも劣おとらず速はやく走はしる。↗

  A cheetah runs as fast as any animal.
• 狩猟豹しゅりょうひょう
  nounA kanji name literally meaning 'hunting leopard', for the same animal; it is seldom the word you want for cheetah — in most contexts チーター is the word to use.

Both words denote the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), but 「チーター」, the katakana rendering of the English name, is the one to reach for, while 狩猟豹, literally 'hunting leopard', is a less common kanji synonym.

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• チーターcheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
• 狩猟豹しゅりょうひょうcheetah