any agile catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Genetta, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and S Europe, having an elongated head, thick spotted or blotched fur, and a very long tail
2.
the fur of such an animal
Word origin
C15: from Old French genette, from Arabic jarnayt
genet in British English2
(ˈdʒɛnɪt)
noun
an obsolete spelling of jennet
Genet in British English
(French ʒənɛ)
noun
Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–86, French dramatist and novelist; his novels include Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1944) and his plays Les Bonnes (1947) and Le Balcon (1956)
Genet in American English
(ʒəˈneɪ)
Jean1910-86; Fr. playwright & novelist
Genêt in American English
(ʒəˈneɪ)
Edmond Charles Édouard (ˈɛd mɔ̃̃ˈʃaʀl eɪ dwaʀ) 1763-1834; Fr. diplomat, in the U.S. after 1793
called Citizen Genêt
genet in American English
(ˈdʒɛnɪt; dʒəˈnɛt)
noun
1.
any of a genus (Genetta) of small, spotted African carnivores in the same family (Viverridae) as the civet