genet
/ˈdʒenɪt/noun
1- a nocturnal, catlike mammal of the civet family with short legs, spotted fur, and a long bushy ringed tail, found in Africa, SW Europe, and Arabia香猫, 麝猫。
1.1
- Genus Genetta, family Viverridae: several species, in particular the common (or small-spotted) genet ( G. genetta).獛属, 灵猫科, 数种, 尤指小斑獛（拉丁名G. genetta）。
1.2
- mass noun the fur of the genet麝（香）猫皮。
词源
Middle English （used in the plural meaning 'genetskins'）： from Old French genete, probably via Catalan, Portuguese, or Spanish from Arabic jarnait.