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cheetah
チーター
チーター
chītā
cheetah
noun
チーターが草原で食べ物を探している。
チーターがそうげんでたべものをさがしている。
Chītā ga sōgen de tabemono o sagashite iru.
The cheetah is searching for food in the grassland.
チーターは、地球上で、もっとも足の速い陸上動物だ。
チーターは、ちきゅうじょうで、もっともあしのはやいりくじょうどうぶつだ。
Chītā wa, chikyū jō de, mottomo ashi no hayai rikujō dōbutsu da.
The cheetah is the fastest land animal on earth.
チーターが丘の上に座っている。
チーターがおかのうえにすわっている。
Chītā ga oka no ue ni suwatte iru.
The cheetah is sitting on the hill.
斑点の柄のチーター
はんてんのがらのチーター
hanten no gara no chītā
spotted cheetah

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