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.

noun. A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.

noun. 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.

noun. Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta in the family Viverridae, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.

noun. 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

noun. A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.

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

"The genet is a kind of cat-shaped badger, & a lovely example of convergent evolution."