genet

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ Rhymes: -ɛnɪt Homophone: jennet === Etymology 1 === From Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin. ==== Noun ==== genet (countable and uncountable, plural genets) Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail. The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Coined in the 20th century from gene +‎ -et. ==== Noun ==== genet (plural genets) (biology) 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. ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ortet ramet === Etymology 3 === See jennet. ==== Noun ==== genet (plural genets) A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet. === Anagrams === tenge == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the tribe of the Zenata Berbers, exceptional horsemen. Cfr zenete, jinete. === Noun === genet m (plural genets, feminine geneta, feminine plural genetes) rider, horseman === Further reading === “genet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === genen === Noun === genet n or m definite neuter singular of gen == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === genen === Noun === genet n or m definite neuter singular of gen == Portuguese == === Noun === genet m (plural genets) alternative form of geneta