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Noun: mink  mingk
  1. Slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
    "The mink swam gracefully across the stream"
     
  2. The expensive fur of a mink
    "She inherited her grandmother's prized mink stole"
     
  3. Fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks
    "She wore her mink coat to the gala event";
    - mink coat

Derived forms: minks

Type of: fur, fur coat, mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal, pelt

Part of: genus Mustela, Mustela

Encyclopedia: Mink, Rat or Rabbit