Cheetah (disambiguation)
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The cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest of all land animals, and a member of the Felidae family.
Cheetah may also refer to:
Cheetah
The cheetah is a large-sized feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. The cheetah is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, most notable for modifications in the species' paws...
(Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest of all land animals, and a member of the Felidae family.
Cheetah may also refer to:
- MiracinonyxMiracinonyxMiracinonyx is an extinct genus of the family Felidae, endemic to North America during the Pleistocene epoch , existing for approximately ....
, or American cheetah, a prehistoric genus of big cats
Aviation
- Atlas CheetahAtlas CheetahThe Atlas Cheetah is a fighter aircraft currently operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force. It was operated by the South African Air Force between 1986 and 2008. It was first built as a major upgrade of the Dassault Mirage III by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa in South Africa and is...
, a South African military aircraft - Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah, a light general aviation aircraft
- HAL Cheetah, an Indian licence built version of the Aérospatiale LamaAérospatiale Lama|-See also:-External links:...
light helicopter - Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah, an aircraft engine used during World War II
Automobiles
- Cheetah MMPVCheetah MMPVThe Cheetah MMPV is built by Force Protection Inc. It is the smallest of Force Protection's line-up, consisting of the...
, an armored fighting vehicle - Flakpanzer Gepard, the "anti-aircraft cannon tank Cheetah"
- Cheetah Racing Cars, Australian race cars manufactured in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s
- Bill Thomas CheetahBill Thomas CheetahThe Bill Thomas Cheetah was a sports car car built from 1963-1965 by Chevrolet performance tuner Bill Thomas as a competitor to Carroll Shelby's Cobra....
, a US sports car developed by the Bill Thomas Motorsports company - The Lamborghini CheetahLamborghini CheetahThe Lamborghini Cheetah was an off-road prototype built in 1977 for the Italian carmaker Lamborghini.- History :The Lamborghini Cheetah was Lamborghini's first attempt at an off-road vehicle. It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International, which in turn was contracted by the US...
, a large 4x4 off-road prototype that was a precursor to the 1980s Humvee - a fictional sportscar in the Grand Theft Auto (series)Grand Theft Auto (series)Grand Theft Auto is a multi-award-winning British video game series created in the United Kingdom by Dave Jones, then later by brothers Dan Houser and Sam Houser, and game designer Zachary Clarke. It is primarily developed by Edinburgh based Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games...
videogame series, mostly based on a Ferrari Testarossa
Computer related
- Cheetah3DCheetah3DCheetah3d is a computer graphics program for 3D modelling, animation and rendering. It is written in Cocoa for Mac OS X. The program is aimed at beginning and amateur 3D artists. It offers a number of medium- and high-end features in conjunction with a relatively simple user interface. Its...
a computer graphics program for 3D modeling, animation and rendering - Cheetah, a forerunner of the IBM POWER chipset architecture
- CheetahTemplateCheetahTemplateCheetah is a template engine that uses the Python programming language. It can be used standalone or combined with other tools and frameworks. It is often used for server-side scripting and dynamic web content by generating HTML, but can also be used to generate source code...
, a Python template engine - Mac OS X v10.0Mac OS X v10.0Mac OS X version 10.0, code named "Cheetah", is the first major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system. Mac OS X v10.0 was released on March 24, 2001 for a price of US$129...
, operating system version codenamed "Cheetah" - a hard drive made by Seagate TechnologySeagate TechnologySeagate Technology is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hard disk drives. Incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology, Seagate is currently incorporated in Dublin, Ireland and has its principal executive offices in Scotts Valley, California, United States.-1970s:On November 1, 1979...
- Cheetah MarketingCheetah MarketingCheetah Marketing was a United Kingdom-based company that produced electronic music-related hardware products and software for home computer systems during the 1980s. They later changed their name to Cheetah International Ltd....
, a UK-based computer hardware and musical equipment company
Entertainment
- Cheetah (1989 film), a 1989 Disney film
- Cheetah (1994 film)Cheetah (1994 film)Cheetah is a 1994 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Harmesh Malhotra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ashwini Bhave, Shikha Swaroop, Prem Chopra and Raza Murad...
, a 1994 Hindi-language Indian film directed by Harmesh Malhotra - Cheetah (comics)Cheetah (comics)The Cheetah is a fictional character, a super-villainess appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. Popularly regarded as the archenemy of Wonder Woman, the Cheetah first appeared in 1943 in Wonder Woman #6 , written by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston...
, a supervillain in the Wonder Woman comic series - Cheetah (Marvel Comics)Cheetah (Marvel Comics)Cheetah is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:The Cheetah first appeared in Captain Marvel #48-49 , and was created by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom...
, a fictional villain
Sports clubs
- Free State CheetahsFree State CheetahsThe Free State Cheetahs , currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Free State Rugby Union and are based at the 37,076-capacity Vodacom Park in...
, a South African rugby union club - Central CheetahsCentral CheetahsThe Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...
, a South African rugby union club
Nightclubs
- Cheetah (nightclub)Cheetah (nightclub)Cheetah was a discotheque in Manhattan, New York City which opened May 28, 1966, and closed in the 1970s.The club was located at 53rd Street and Broadway.Jackie Cassen and Rudi Stern were associated with the club....
, a 1960s New York club frequented by Jimi Hendrix - Cheetah'sCheetah'sCheetah's Topless Club is a "gentleman's club" or topless bar located in San Diego, and Las Vegas, best known for being featured in the 1995 movie Showgirls, and also for having been owned by Mike Galardi, a nightclub owner who was investigated by the FBI with a controversial invocation of the...
, a Las Vegas nightclub best known for being featured in the 1995 movie Showgirls
Other uses
- Cheetah (Wild Adventures), a wooden roller coaster at Wild Adventures in Georgia, USA
- Cheetah (riding toy)Cheetah (riding toy)A Cheetah is a type of tricycle produced by Lakeside Toys of Minneapolis Minnesota during the early 1970s. It was similar to the Big Wheel and the Green Machine...
, a children's tricycle riding toy - Beretta Cheetah, a semi-automatic pistol
- .22 Cheetah.22 CheetahThe .22 CHeetah is a .22 wildcat cartridge developed in the 1970s or 1980s by Jim Carmichel and Fred Huntington....
, a custom cartridge - Cheetah Brewers International Inc.Cheetah Brewers International Inc.Cheetah Brewers International Inc. is a brewer of Canadian beer.-External links:**...
, a brewer of Canadian beer
See also
- Cheater
- Cheaters (disambiguation)Cheaters (disambiguation)Cheaters may refer to:* Cheaters, a weekly syndicated reality TV show in the US* Cheaters , a 2000 TV movie starring Jeff Daniels and Jena Malone* Cheaters , a two-part episode of Will & Grace...
- CheetaCheetaCheeta is a chimpanzee character appearing in numerous Hollywood Tarzan movies of the 1930s–1960s as well as the 1966–1968 television series, as the ape sidekick of the title character, Tarzan...
, the chimpanzee in early Tarzan movies - Cheetah EnergyCheetah EnergyCheetah Energy is a brand of energy drink manufactured by City Ice Beverages, Inc. of San Jose, California. It was one of the first energy drinks marketed in a 12-ounce can, which is an intermediate size between the popular 8- and 16-ounce sizes...
, a brand of energy drink - CheetorCheetorCheetor is several fictional characters from various Transformers universes.- Beast Wars :Cheetor's original tech spec indicated he was a seasoned and confident warrior always in search of battle with the Predacons, seemingly in contrast to his youthful and impulsive portrayal in the original show...
, a Transformers character - The Cheetah Girls (band), a musical group