Mink - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mink : (noun)
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

Based on WordNet 2.0

Mink : \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d Minx.] (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus Putorius, allied to the weasel. The European mink is Putorius lutreola. The common American mink ({P. vison) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also minx, nurik, and vison.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)