genet

IPA: dʒˈɛnɪt

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.
The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
(biology) 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.
A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
A surname from French.

Examples of "genet" in Sentences

An all-too-believable future has divided the world into the genet.
Endemic species include the okapi, aquatic genet, and the Congo peacock.
The dogs had not been chasing the cats, they were a tag team against the genet!
I'd never seen a genet before but it's face is much closer to a fox than a cat.
The genet is a kind of cat-shaped badger, & a lovely example of convergent evolution.
This morning, I'm happy to report, the genet was happily gone and on with his genet-y life.
Other predators resident on the conservancy, which the lion could expect to encounter are the leopard, hyaena, jackal, lynx-like caracal, honey badger, serval and the small spotted genet.
Staring back at them was five chicken feathers, two elephant tails, two dried chameleons, one genet skin, grass, pea and seed pods, tree bark chips, soil, a water jug containing soil, herbs and blood and the sheets covered with blood from a sacrificed chicken.