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plural mink or minks
1
: soft fur or pelt of the mink varying in color from white to dark brown
2
: either of two slender-bodied semiaquatic carnivorous mammals (Neogale vison of North America and Mustela lutreola of Eurasia) of the weasel family that have partially webbed feet, a rather short bushy tail, and a soft thick coat
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a coat made of mink
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Out stepped the Queen of Soul in a full-length mink coat.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
The people who dwell in them, as a rule, don’t have mink coats to drown.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
However, the baleens that exhibit flight — blue, Bryde’s, sei, fin, and mink whales — have more slender bodies, built for quick escapes, according to the study which was led by Trevor Branch, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Europe is the world’s leading producer of mink pelts.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
The people who dwell in them, as a rule, don’t have mink coats to drown.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
However, the baleens that exhibit flight — blue, Bryde’s, sei, fin, and mink whales — have more slender bodies, built for quick escapes, according to the study which was led by Trevor Branch, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Europe is the world’s leading producer of mink pelts.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for mink
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“Mink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mink. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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mink
noun
plural mink or minks
: either of two flesh-eating mammals that resemble the related weasels, have a slender body, partly webbed feet, and a somewhat bushy tail, and live near water
also
: the soft normally dark brown fur of a mink
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