3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Genet \Gen"et\ (j[e^]n"[e^]t or j[-e]*n[e^]t"), Genette \Ge*nette"\ (j[-e]*n[e^]t"), n. [F. genette, Sp. gineta, fr. Ar. jarnei[.t].] 1. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}) of Southern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa, is dark gray, spotted with black. The long tail is banded with black and white. The Cape genet ({Genetta felina}), and the berbe ({Genetta pardina}), are related African species. [1913 Webster] 2. The fur of the common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}); also, any skin dressed in imitation of this fur. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Genet \Gen"et\, n. [See {Jennet}.] A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Genet n 1: French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834) [syn: {Edmund Charles Edouard Genet}, {Citizen Genet}] 2: French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986) [syn: {Jean Genet}] 3: agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail [syn: {Genetta genetta}]
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