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Genet

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciations'Genet': French: /ʒənɛ/; 'genet': /ˈdʒɛnɪt/, /dʒɪˈnɛt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Genet': (zhə nā′; Fr. zhə ne′); 'genet': ( jen′it, jə net′)

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Genet /French: ʒənɛ/ n

Jean ( ʒɑ̃ ). 1910–86, French dramatist and novelist; his novels include Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1944) and his plays Les Bonnes (1947) and Le Balcon (1956)

gen•et¹ ( jen′it, jə net′),USA pronunciation n.

Mammalsany small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, esp. G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
the fur of such an animal.

Also, ge•nette′.

Arabic jarnait
Old French genette
late Middle English 1375–1425

gen•et² ( jen′it),USA pronunciation n.

Animal Husbandryjennet.

Ge•net (zhə nā′; Fr. zhə ne′),USA pronunciation n.

Ge•nêt (zhə nā′; Fr. zhə ne′),USA pronunciation n.

jen•net ( jen′it),USA pronunciation n.

Mammalsa female donkey.
Mammals, Dog and Cat Breedsa small Spanish horse.

Also, genet.

Spanish Arabic zinētī, dialect, dialectal variant of zanātī pertaining to the Zenete tribe (of Berbers), after Zanātah the Zenetes
Catalan, variant of ginet horse of the Zenete kind
Middle French genet
late Middle English 1425–75

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genet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/, genette /dʒɪˈnɛt/ n

any agile catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Genetta, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and S Europe, having an elongated head, thick spotted or blotched fur, and a very long tail
the fur of such an animal

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French genette, from Arabic jarnayt

genet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ n

an obsolete spelling of jennet

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jennet, genet, gennet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ n

a small Spanish riding horse

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French genet, from Catalan ginet, horse of the type used by the Zenete, from Arabic Zanātah the Zenete, a Moorish people renowned for their horsemanship

'Genet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

jennet - genetic - genetic code - genetic counseling - genetic drift - genetic engineering - genetic fallacy - genetic fingerprinting - genetic load - genetic map - genetic marker - genetic relationship - genetic screening - molecular genetics - nongenetic - nongenetical - pangenesis - population genetics - quantitative genetics

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