different between genet vs civet

English

Wikispecies

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??n.?t/
• Rhymes: -?n?t

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.

Noun

genet (countable and uncountable, plural genets)

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.

Derived terms

• common genet (Genetta genetta)
• Abyssinian genet (Genetta abyssinica)
• Angolan genet (Genetta angolensis)
• aquatic genet (Genetta piscivora)
• Bourlon's genet (Genetta bourlonii)
• Cape genet (Genetta tigrina)
• Ethiopian genet (Genetta abyssinica)
• European genet (Genetta genetta)
• giant genet, giant forest genet (Genetta victoriae)
• Haussa genet (Genetta thierryi)
• Johnston's genet (Genetta johnstoni)
• king genet (Genetta poensis)
• large-spotted genet (Genetta tigrina)
• miombo genet (Genetta angolensis)
• panther genet (Genetta maculata)
• pardine genet (Genetta pardina)
• rusty-spotted genet (Genetta maculata)
• servaline genet (Genetta servalina)
• small-spotted genet (Genetta genetta)

Translations

Etymology 2

Coined in the 20th century from gene +? -et.

Noun

genet (plural genets)

1. (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)

1. A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
   • 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act 1, Scene 1:109-113

     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.

Anagrams

• tenge

Catalan

Noun

genet m (plural genets, feminine geneta)

1. rider, horseman

Further reading

• “genet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• genen

Noun

genet n or m

1. definite neuter singular of gen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• genen

Noun

genet n or m

1. definite neuter singular of gen

Portuguese

Noun

genet m (plural genets)

1. Alternative form of geneta

English

Alternative forms

• civet cat

Etymology

From French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Medieval Latin zibethum, from Arabic ??????? (zab?d).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?.v?t/

Noun

civet (countable and uncountable, plural civets)

1. (countable) A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
2. (uncountable) The musky perfume produced by the animal.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 2

     LEONATO. Indeed he looks younger than he did, by the loss of a beard.

     DON PEDRO. Nay, a' rubs himself with civet: can you smell him out by that?

     CLAUDIO. That's as much as to say the sweet youth's in love.
3. Any animal in the family Viverridae or the similar family Nandiniidae
4. (countable, US) Any of several species of spotted skunk, in the genus Spilogale.

Derived terms

• palm civet

Translations

Anagrams

• evict

Dalmatian

Etymology

Compare Italian civetta, Romansch tschuetta, French chouette.

Noun

civet m

1. owl
2. burrowing owl

French

Etymology

cive +? -et

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.v?/

Noun

civet m (plural civets)

1. (cuisine) ragout of hare, rabbit or wild mammal, with red wine and onions, bound with the animal’s blood.

Further reading

• “civet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).