Meanings
genet1
plural genets
- countableuncountableAny of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
- countableuncountableThe fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
genet2
plural genets
- biologyA 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.
genet3
plural genets
- A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
Because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians, you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse. You’ll have your nephews neigh to you. You’ll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], lines 109-113
Genet4
Synonyms & antonyms
nounagile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
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Origin
genet · noun
- Middle Frenchgenette
- Anglo-Normangenette
- Middle Englishgenet
- Englishgenet
From Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.
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Full word history & related roots →Genet · proper noun
- FrenchGenet
- EnglishGenet
Borrowed from French Genet.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans muskeljaatkat
- muskeljaatkatmammal of the genus Genetta
Arabic زُرَيْقَاء
- زُرَيْقَاء (zurayqāʔ)mammal of the genus Genetta
Basque katajineta
- katajinetamammal of the genus Genetta
Catalan geneta, gat mesquer
- genetamammal of the genus Genetta
- gat mesquermammal of the genus Genetta
Chinese Mandarin 獛
- 獛 (pú)mammal of the genus Genetta
Czech ženetka
- ženetkamammal of the genus Genetta
Dutch genet
- genetmammal of the genus Genetta
Esperanto genoto
- genotomammal of the genus Genetta
Finnish genetti, klooniyhdyskunta
- genettimammal of the genus Genetta
- klooniyhdyskunta(biology) group of genetically identical individuals
French genette
- genettemammal of the genus Genetta
German Genette, Ginsterkatze
- Genettemammal of the genus Genetta
- Ginsterkatzemammal of the genus Genetta
Hebrew גחן
- גחן (gekhán)mammal of the genus Genetta
Hungarian petymeg
- petymegmammal of the genus Genetta
Italian genetta, genet
- genettamammal of the genus Genetta
- genet(biology) group of genetically identical individuals
Polish żeneta, genet
- żenetamammal of the genus Genetta
- genet(biology) group of genetically identical individuals
Portuguese gineta, geneta
- ginetamammal of the genus Genetta
- geneta(biology) group of genetically identical individuals
- genet(biology) group of genetically identical individuals
Romanian genetă, ginetă
- genetămammal of the genus Genetta
- ginetămammal of the genus Genetta
Russian гене́тта, гене́та
- гене́тта (genétta)mammal of the genus Genetta
- гене́та (genéta)mammal of the genus Genetta
Spanish jineta, gineta
- jinetamammal of the genus Genetta
- ginetamammal of the genus Genetta
Swahili kanu
- kanumammal of the genus Genetta
Swedish genett
- genettmammal of the genus Genetta
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
genet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genet
“genet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genet.
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