genet

English Thesaurus

1. agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	viverrine, viverrine mammal,
definition	:	small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genetta, genus genetta,
definition	:	genets (noun.animal)

2. French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	dramatist, playwright,
definition	:	someone who writes plays (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	novelist,
definition	:	one who writes novels (noun.person)

3. French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	diplomat, diplomatist,
definition	:	an official engaged in international negotiations (noun.person)