单词 | king cheetah |
释义 | > as lemmasking cheetah king cheetah n. a variety of cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) found mainly in southern Africa, having a short, dark mane, three dark dorsal stripes, and large merging spots. The king cheetah was originally believed to be a separate species, but is now classified as a rare colour morph. ΚΠ 1928 Times 26 Nov. 11/2 Among purchases approved by the Trustees is a specimen..of the King Cheetah, Acinonyx rex. 1957 London Illustr. News 28 Dec. 1139/2 The occasional mutant, known as the king cheetah, shows a pattern strongly reminiscent of the supposed primitive patterns of young tapirs and young wild pigs. 2006 T. T. Allsen Royal Hunt in Eurasian Hist. 73 The so-called ‘king cheetah’..is only a color variant, owing to a recessive gene, of Acinonyx jubatus. < as lemmas |
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