MINK
Dictionary entry overview: What does mink mean?
• MINK (noun)
The noun MINK has 3 senses:
1. the expensive fur of a mink
2. fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks
3. slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
Familiarity information: MINK used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MINK (noun)
Meaning:
The expensive fur of a mink
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("mink" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
Meaning:
Fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mink coat; mink
Hypernyms ("mink" is a kind of...):
fur coat (a coat made of fur)
Meaning:
Slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("mink" is a kind of...):
mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mink"):
American mink; Mustela vison (usually rich dark brown)
Holonyms ("mink" is a member of...):
genus Mustela; Mustela (type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels)
