genet
pronunciation
How to pronounce genet in British English:
UK [ˈdʒenɪt]
How to pronounce genet in American English:
US ['dʒenɪt]
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- Noun:
- agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
Word Origin
- genet (n.)
- small civet, late 15c., from Old French genete (13c., Modern French genette), from Spanish gineta, from Arabic jarnait.
Example
- 1. Research laboratory of marine biological germplasm resources and genet .
- 2. American journal of human genetics am j hum genet .
- 3. An ethiopian worshiper prays at the debre genet church , one of two main ethiopian orthodox churches in jerusalem , saturday .
- 4. There were a few minor interruptions to dinner as our guide and cook had to chase an inquisitive first a genet and then a civet away from the kitchen !
- 5. His time in prison solidified genet 's criminal instincts , his antagonism to french bourgeois society and , more importantly , allowed him to explore his budding homo * * * uality .