mink

noun (plural same or minks)

• a small, semiaquatic, stoatlike carnivore native to North America and Eurasia. The American mink is widely farmed for its fur, resulting in its becoming naturalized in many parts of Europe.

  • Genus Mustela, family Mustelidae: the American mink (M. vison) and the smaller European mink (M. lutreola)
• the thick brown fur of the mink.
• a coat made of this.