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genet Cat-like carnivore of the civet family, native to w Europe and s and e Africa. Solitary and nocturnal, genets have slender bodies, short legs, grey to brown spotted fur and banded tails. Length: body – to 58cm (22in), tail – to 53cm (21in); weight: to 2kg (4.4lb). Family Viverridae; genus Genetta.
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"genet." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "genet." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-genet.html "genet." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-genet.html |
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genet civet-cat of genus Genetta. XV. — OF. genete (mod. genette), of uncert. orig.; cf. Afr. Arab. jarnaiţ.
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T. F. HOAD. "genet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "genet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-genet.html T. F. HOAD. "genet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-genet.html |
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genet A genetic individual; the product of a zygote.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "genet." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "genet." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-genet.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "genet." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-genet.html |
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genet see civet . |
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"genet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "genet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-genet.html "genet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-genet.html |
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genet
•dammit, Hammett, Mamet
•emmet, semmit
•helmet, pelmet
•remit • limit • kismet • climate
•comet, grommet, vomit
•Goldschmidt
•plummet, summit
•Hindemith
•hermit, Kermit, permit
•gannet, granite, Janet, planet
•magnet • Hamnett • pomegranate
•Barnet, garnet
•Bennett, genet, jennet, rennet, senate, sennet, sennit, tenet
•innit, linnet, minute, sinnet
•cygnet, signet
•cabinet • definite • Plantagenet
•bonnet, sonnet
•cornet, hornet
•unit
•punnet, whodunnit (US whodunit)
•bayonet • dragonet • falconet
•baronet • coronet
•alternate, burnet
•sandpit • carpet • armpit • decrepit
•cesspit • bear pit • fleapit
•pipit, sippet, skippet, snippet, tippet, Tippett, whippet
•limpet • incipit • limepit
•moppet, poppet
•cockpit • cuckoo-spit • pulpit • puppet
•crumpet, strumpet, trumpet
•parapet • turnspit
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"genet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "genet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-genet.html "genet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-genet.html |
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