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genet definition

genet (jen′it, jə net′)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Genetta) of small, spotted African carnivores in the same family (Viverridae) as the civet
  2. its fur

Etymology: ME < OFr genette < Sp gineta < Ar jarnayṭ

Genet definition

Ge·net (z̸hə nā′)

Genet, Jean 1910-86; Fr. playwright & novelist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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