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Genet vs Civet - What's the difference?

genet | civet |

Civet is a hyponym of genet.



As nouns the difference between genet and civet

is that genet is any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus genus: Genetta in the family Viverridae, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail while civet is a carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.

genet

English

(Genetta)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) genette, (etyl) genette, (jenette) et al., of uncertain origin.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus in the family Viverridae, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
  • The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.

    • Etymology 2

    Coined in the 20th century from (gene).

    Noun

    (en 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

    • Etymology 3

    See jennet

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

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    civet

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia civet) (en noun)
  • A carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
  • The musky perfume produced by the animal.
  • * 1599 ,
    • 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.

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