genet
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Noun (3)
- French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)Synonyms: Edmund Charles Edouard GenetCitizen GenetInstance of diplomat, diplomatist
- French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)Synonyms: Jean GenetInstance of dramatist, novelist
- agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tailSynonyms: Genetta genettaType of viverrine, viverrine mammalMember of Genetta, genus Genetta
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: F. genette, Sp. gineta, fr. Ar. jarneiṭ.
1. Zoology One of several species of small Carnivora of the genus Genetta, allied to the civets, but having the scent glands less developed, and without a pouch.
☞ The common genet (Genetta vulgaris) of Southern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa, is dark gray, spotted with black. The long tail is banded with black and white. The Cape genet (Genetta felina), and the berbe (Genetta pardina), are related African species.
2. The fur of the common genet (Genetta vulgaris); also, any skin dressed in imitation of this fur.
Origin: See Jennet.
A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet. William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54