genet

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ (UK)

Definition of genet

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
  3. A group of genetically identical individuals (plants, fungi, bacteria etc.) that have grown in a given location, all originating from asexual reproduction of a single ancestor; a group of ramets.
  4. A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
    “Because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians, you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse. You’ll have your nephews neigh to you. You’ll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans.”

name

  1. A surname from French.

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Etymology

From Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.

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