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Mink Common

Mink has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the expensive fur of a mink

"She decided to trade her old coat for a luxurious new mink stole that caught everyone's eye at the party."

2

fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks

"She wore a luxurious black mink to the gala, and everyone complimented how it complemented her dress."

3

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

"The hunters spotted a sleek mink darting through the reeds, and later that evening, the market was bustling with buyers eager to purchase its luxurious coat."

4

Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

"The local wildlife guide warned us not to approach the riverbank too closely, as we spotted a mink stalking its prey along the muddy shore."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fur fur coat musteline mammal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
American mink
Rhyming Words
ink kink link fink gink hink dink bink pink zink sink wink tink rink oink jink drink stink yoink chink
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