Found 2 items, similar to mink.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mink
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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mink
Mink
\Mink\ (m[i^][ng]k), n. [Cf. 2d
Minx.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus
Mustela
(foremrly
Putorius), allied to the weasel. The European
mink is
Mustela lutreola. The common American mink
(
Mustela vison) varies from yellowish brown to black.
Its fur is highly valued. Called also
minx,
nurik, and
vison.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. The fur of the mink[1]. Together with sable, it is one of
the most expensive furs not taken from endangerd species.
When the fur is taken from animals grown on a farm, it
called
ranch mink.
[PJC]