GENET


Meaning of GENET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈje-nət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English genete, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Arabic jarnayṭ

Date: 15th century

: any of a genus ( Genetta ) of small Old World usually carnivorous viverrid mammals related to the civets and having retractile claws, spotted or striped fur, and a ringed tail

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