Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mink"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mink \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Putorius}, allied to the
weasel. The European mink is {Putorius lutreola}. The common
American mink ({P. vison}) varies from yellowish brown to
black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik},
and {vison}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mink
n 1: the expensive fur of a mink
2: fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks [syn: {mink
coat}]
3: slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed
feet; valued for its fur
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