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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 (Mustela vison of North America and M. lutreola of Eurasia) of the weasel family that have partially webbed feet, a rather short bushy tail, and a soft thick coat
Examples of mink in a Sentence
a coat made of mink
women wearing expensive jewelry and minks
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The virus has shown up on six continents and in a slew of wild and domestic mammals, from tigers and mink to cats and dogs.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 June 2024
But the agency has found the virus spreading in mink, raccoons, foxes, cats, seals, bears, mountain lions, bottlenose dolphins, goats, and coyotes, among other animals.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024
Since then, the virus has infected a range of mammal species across the country, including mountain lions, black bears, polar bears, bottlenose dolphins, harbor seals, coyotes, red foxes, minks, otters, squirrels, raccoons and opossums.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Within this, Kelly revealed that Elizabeth would only wear faux fur moving forward and that the mink trims of her coats had also been removed, per The Independent.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 June 2024
But the agency has found the virus spreading in mink, raccoons, foxes, cats, seals, bears, mountain lions, bottlenose dolphins, goats, and coyotes, among other animals.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024
Since then, the virus has infected a range of mammal species across the country, including mountain lions, black bears, polar bears, bottlenose dolphins, harbor seals, coyotes, red foxes, minks, otters, squirrels, raccoons and opossums.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Within this, Kelly revealed that Elizabeth would only wear faux fur moving forward and that the mink trims of her coats had also been removed, per The Independent.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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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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