genets in English
‘Compared to larger carnivores, the smaller species such as genets and mongooses are very poorly understood,’ said De Luca, ‘so one of our aims is to shed more light on this important and secretive group of animals.’
Use "genets" in a sentence
1. Binturongs are related to a group of catlike Asian carnivores in the Family Viverridae, which includes civets and genets
2. Although the Binturong is sometimes called a bearcat, it is not actually related either to bears or to cats, they are more closely related to civets and genets.
3. Clonality was confirmed in the disjunct population but the number of discrete clumps vs unique genets was not equal, reflecting the importance of genetic assessments of population size
4. Mammalian carnivores are sometimes also hunted ranging from smaller types such as banded mongoose (Mungos mungo), cusimanses, African palm civet (Nandinia binotata) or genets to larger varieties such as black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) or African civet (Civettictis civetta).