genet
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genet¹
- /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ UK, US
Sounds like jennet · Rhymes with -ɛnɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.
noun genets
- Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
- The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
genet²
- /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ UK, US
Sounds like jennet · Rhymes with -ɛnɪt
Where it comes from
Coined in the 20th century from gene + -et.
noun genets
- 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.
genet³
- /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ UK, US
Sounds like jennet · Rhymes with -ɛnɪt
Where it comes from
See jennet.
noun genets
- 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.
Genet⁴
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Genet.
proper noun Genets
- A surname from French.
Translations
Talk about this word "genet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/genet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. genet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/genet "genet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/genet.Cite this
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title = {genet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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