Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of Viverridæ, distinguished from
Viverra by the lack of a pouch for the civet; the genets proper. G. vulgaris is the common genet, formerly calledViverra genetta . There are several other species, as the berbe, G. pardina, the Senegal genet, G. senegalensis, etc. See cut undergenet .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A genus of mammals comprising the genets.
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- noun genets
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DORMIN: The Reeves just learned the college Genetta wants to attend will still accept her because of her high academic standing.
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Smaller carnivores include wild cat (Felis sylvestris), serval cat (F. serval), caracal (F. caracal), and the miombo genet (Genetta angolensis), which has a wide distribution but is endemic to the miombo woodland belt.
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Other species include the endemic water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus, African golden cat Felis aurata (K), giant forest genet Genetta victoriae, the endemic aquatic genet Osbornictis piscivora, leopard Panthera pardus, giant ground pangolin Manis gigantea, aardvark orycteropus afer, pygmy antelope Neotragus batesii, forest buffalo Syncerus caffer nanus, bush pig Potamochoerus porcus and giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni (V) and great cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus.
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Of the larger mammals there are large populations of wild boar Sus scrofa, and introduced wild water buffalo Bubalus bubalis; also a number of crested porcupine Hystrix cristata (LR), jackal canis aurea, genet Genetta genetta, Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon, wild cat Felis sylvestris lybica; and four species of bat.
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The African elephant (Loxodonta africana), chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), Sclater's guenon, white-throated guenon, and crested genet (Genetta cristata) are all classified as endangered.
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Other mammalian predators include caracal (Felis caracal), honey badgers, and large-spotted genet (Genetta tigrina).
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Besides leopard, other smaller predators include the small spotted genet (Genetta genetta), serval (Felis serval) and the African civet (Civettictis civetta).
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Over his shoulder he carried a length of wire, a typical purchase for Diffie, whose exotic animal collection included a nine-foot python, a skunk and a rare Genetta genetta, a furry mongooselike creature whose gland secretions commonly evoke severe allergic reactions in people.
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Other significant mammals distributed widely in the ecoregion are wild cat (Felis sylvestris), Eurasian badger (Meles meles), beech marten (Martes foina), and small-spotted genet (Genetta genetta).
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Smaller predators include caracal (Caracal caracal), miombo genet (Genetta angolensis), as well as African golden cat (Profelis aurata), which periodically wanders into the ecoregion from its preferred moist forest habitat in the DRC.
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