Associations to the word «Genet»

Wiktionary

GENET, noun. 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.
GENET, noun. The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
GENET, noun. (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
GENET, noun. A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.

Dictionary definition

GENET, noun. French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834).
GENET, noun. French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986).
GENET, noun. Agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats