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Uncommongenet
The correct spelling is genet.
How to pronounce genet
/ˈdʒɛn.ɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈdʒɛn.ɪt/
Say it like: Jen-et
The correct spelling is genet. 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.
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
- 3.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.
- 4.A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
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