genet
noun
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
genette
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a variation of
genet.
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And the falcon or hawk or genette or tiercel having stooped, the Queen will call upon that eyass for the lure508 appropriated to each bird as it chances.
From The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford
Suricate, sū′ri-kāt, n. a long-legged South African carnivore, allied to the civet, genette, and ichneumon.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
