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kolinsky definition

ko·lin·sky (kə lin′skē, kō-)

noun pl. kolinskies -·skies

  1. any of several weasels of Asia, esp. a Russian species (Mustela siberica)
  2. the brown fur of a kolinsky

Etymology: Russ kolinskij, after Kola, district in N Russia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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