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Meaning of Genet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt

Definitions

  1. Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
  2. 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.
  3. A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
  4. A surname from French.
  5. The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.

Equivalents

Afrikaans muskeljaatkat
Bosanski kanu
Esperanto ĝenoto
Español gineta jineta
Suomi genetti
Français genêt genette
עברית גחן
Hrvatski kanu
Magyar petymeg
Italiano genet genetta
Nederlands genet
Polski żeneta
Português genet geneta gineta
Српски kanu
Kiswahili kanu
Українська єнот
Wolof yoolaan

Examples

“Because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians, you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse. You’ll have your nephews neigh to you. You’ll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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