MINK

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mink; mink coat

Hypernyms ("mink" is a kind of...):

fur coat (a coat made of fur)

Sense 3

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)

 Context examples 

CHS occurs in mink, cattle, and mice, as well as man.

(Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)