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Mink

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Noun

1. mink

the expensive fur of a mink

2. mink, mink coat

fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks

3. mink

slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mink

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nounWord forms: plural mink or 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

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Mink

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nounWord forms: plural minks or mink
1. 
any of several slim, erminelike musteline carnivores with partly webbed feet; esp., a common dark-brown North American species (Mustela vison) living in water part of the time
2. 
its valuable fur, soft, thick, and white to brown in color

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mink

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n. pl. mink or minks
1. Either of two semiaquatic mustelid carnivores, Mustela lutreola of Europe or Neovison vison of North America, having a pointed snout, short legs, and partly webbed toes. The North American species is bred for its commercially valuable fur.
2.
a. The soft thick lustrous fur of a mink.
b. A coat, stole, or hat made of this fur.

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