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MINK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks
Synonyms:
mink; mink coat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mink" is a kind of...):
fur coat (a coat made of fur)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The expensive fur of a mink
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mink" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
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