GENET


Meaning of GENET in English

I. gen·et ˈjenə̇t noun

also ge·nette jə̇ˈnet

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English jonet, genete, from Middle French genete, from Arabic jarnayṭ

: any of several small Old World carnivorous mammals comprising the genus Genetta and related to the civets but having the scent glands less developed and the claws perfectly retractile

II. gen·et ˈjenə̇t

variant of jennet

III. ge·net zhəˈnā noun

( plural genets -āz)

Etymology: French genêt (also, broom), from Latin genista, genesta broom

1. : woodwaxen

2. : dyer's broom

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.