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genets

noun

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
  3. 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.
  4. A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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