American mink

noun

An animal of that species Neogale vison, that lives near water..

Similar
Mustela vison

Meanings

nounAmerican mink (plural American minks or American mink)

plural American minks

  1. countableAn animal of that species Neogale vison, that lives near water..

Synonyms & antonyms

nounusually rich dark brown

Similar
Mustela vison
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque Amerikar bisoi
  • Amerikar bisoiNeogale vison
Dutch Amerikaanse nerts, mink
  • Amerikaanse nertsNeogale vison
  • minkNeogale vison
Finnish minkki
  • minkkiNeogale vison
French vison d'Amérique
  • vison d'AmériqueNeogale vison
Irish minc Mheiriceánach
  • minc MheiriceánachNeogale vison
Italian visone americano
  • visone americanoNeogale vison
Polish norka amerykańska, wizon amerykański
  • norka amerykańskaNeogale vison
  • wizon amerykańskiNeogale vison
  • wizonNeogale vison
Portuguese vison-americano, visom-americano
  • vison-americanoNeogale vison
  • visom-americanoNeogale vison
  • visão-americanoNeogale vison
Romanian vizon
  • vizonNeogale vison
Russian америка́нская но́рка
  • америка́нская но́рка (amerikánskaja nórka)Neogale vison
Spanish visón americano
  • visón americanoNeogale vison
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APA

American mink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20mink

MLA

“American mink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20mink. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American mink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20mink.

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