minks

Variant of mink

mink definition

mink (miŋk)

noun pl. 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

Etymology: LME minke < Scand, as in Swed menk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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