any of several semiaquatic musteline mammals of the genus Mustela, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having slightly webbed feet the highly valued fur of these animals, esp that of the American mink (M. vison) a garment made of this, esp a coat or stole
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mink /mɪŋk/USA pronunciation
n., pl. minks, (esp. when thought of as a group) mink.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mammals[countable] a weasel of N. America and of Eurasia.
- Clothing the soft, shiny fur of this animal:[uncountable]a coat of mink.
- Clothing[countable] a piece of clothing, esp. a coat or stole, made of this fur.
mink
(mingk),USA pronunciation n., pl. minks, (esp. collectively) mink.
- Mammalsa semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, esp. the North American M. vison.
- the fur of this animal, brownish in the natural state and having lustrous outside hairs and a thick, soft undercoat.
- a coat, stole, etc., made of this fur.
- late Middle English, of uncertain origin, originally 1425–75
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