Illustration of mink
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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
women wearing expensive jewelry and minks
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On the runway, several iterations were displayed in materials ranging from leather, shearling and satin, to mink, swakara and eel.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
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Artifacts inside the vessel, created by artist and sculptor Bill Mack, included a mink cap owned by the actor and a lock of her hair, all meant to be unearthed on August 5, 2062—the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s tragic death.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 21 May 2025
The developer plans to turn six parcels of rural residential and agricultural land, now owned by a Utah mink farming company, into the residential and commercial development.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Invasive animals — such as mink — as well as deforestation, forest fires and unregulated construction could also negatively impact the species.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Artifacts inside the vessel, created by artist and sculptor Bill Mack, included a mink cap owned by the actor and a lock of her hair, all meant to be unearthed on August 5, 2062—the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s tragic death.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 21 May 2025
The developer plans to turn six parcels of rural residential and agricultural land, now owned by a Utah mink farming company, into the residential and commercial development.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 May 2025
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“Mink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mink. Accessed 5 Aug. 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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