noun, plural minks ( especially collectively ) mink.
1.
a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, especially the North American M. vison.
2.
the fur of this animal, brownish in the natural state and having lustrous outside hairs and a thick, soft undercoat.
3.
a coat, stole, etc., made of this fur.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English, of uncertain origin
1425–75; late Middle English, of uncertain origin
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| —n , pl mink, minks | |
| 1. | any of several semiaquatic musteline mammals of the genus Mustela, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having slightly webbed feet |
| 2. | the highly valued fur of these animals, esp that of the American mink (M. vison) |
| 3. | a garment made of this, esp a woman's coat or stole |
| [C15: from Scandinavian; compare Danish mink, Swedish mänk] | |
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Word Origin & History
mink
1431, "skin or fur of the mink," from a Scand. source. (cf. Swed. menk "a stinking animal in Finland"). Applied in Eng. to the animal itself from 1624.
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She wore a sheared mink coat and spoke softly, still in a state of shock.
The area's populations of bobcats, bear, mink and river otter have likely declined.
The mink is one of few mammals in which males are larger than females.
We chose one that's usually used to repair small holes in mink coats.
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