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genet - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
jennet . - noun A kind of civet-cat; a viverrine carnivorous quadruped of the family Viverridæ, or civets; the Genetta vulgaris or Viverra genetta, and other species of the restricted genus Genetta.
- noun The fur of the genet, which is made into muffs and tippets; hence, catskin made up in imitation of this fur and used for the same purpose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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.
- noun The fur of the common genet (
Genetta vulgaris ); also, any skin dressed in imitation of this fur.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology A group of
genetically identical individuals (plants ,fungi ,bacteria etc.) that have grown in a given location, all originating fromasexual reproduction of a single ancestor; a group oframets - noun Any of several
Old World nocturnal ,carnivorous mammals , of the genus Genetta in the familyViverridae , most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail. - noun A small-sized, well-proportioned,
Spanish horse ; ajennet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
- noun French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)
- noun agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
Etymologies
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Coined in the 20th century from gene.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.
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Examples
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The genet is a kind of cat-shaped badger, & a lovely example of convergent evolution.
catfish - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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An all-too-believable future has divided the world into the genet.
Planet-x.com.au » 5 Best Science Fiction Movies on Hulu: #1, Gattaca | Science Not … 2008
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The dogs had not been chasing the cats, they were a tag team against the genet!
A Pre-Dawn Engagement with Mr. Genet Lauri 2010
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This morning, I'm happy to report, the genet was happily gone and on with his genet-y life.
A Pre-Dawn Engagement with Mr. Genet Lauri 2010
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I'd never seen a genet before but it's face is much closer to a fox than a cat.
A Pre-Dawn Engagement with Mr. Genet Lauri 2010
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The dogs had not been chasing the cats, they were a tag team against the genet!
Archive 2010-03-01 Lauri 2010
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Staring back at them was five chicken feathers, two elephant tails, two dried chameleons, one genet skin, grass, pea and seed pods, tree bark chips, soil, a water jug containing soil, herbs and blood and the sheets covered with blood from a sacrificed chicken.
What not to pack: Bloody sheets, animals Washington Post editors 2010
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Endemic species include the okapi, aquatic genet, and the Congo peacock.
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Endemic species include the okapi, aquatic genet, and the Congo peacock.
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Other predators resident on the conservancy, which the lion could expect to encounter are the leopard, hyaena, jackal, lynx-like caracal, honey badger, serval and the small spotted genet.
chained_bear commented on the word genet
Found in 1800 Woodcuts by Thomas Bewick and His School, on the page "Natural History: Animals—Badgers, Skunks, and Weasels." Strange since it's a cat (or perhaps only "cat-like"?), but then it's between the zibet and the civet so I guess anything goes. (See also suricate and ratel.)
August 25, 2008
knitandpurl commented on the word genet
"The felucca was almost touching now, and a tame genet – a usual creature in Barbary craft, on account of the rats – stood on the rail, looking eagerly up, ready to spring."
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian, p 156 of the Norton paperback edition
July 13, 2019