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mink |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: mink n 1: the expensive fur of a mink 2: a 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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