Weasel vs. Mink

Weaselnoun

The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.

Weaselnoun

Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.

Weaselnoun

The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.

Weaselnoun

A devious or sneaky person or animal.

Weaselnoun

A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.

Weaselverb

(transitive) To achieve by clever or devious means.

Weaselverb

To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.

Weaselverb

(intransitive) To engage in clever or devious behavior.

Weaselnoun

Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons.

Weaselnoun

small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

Weasel

Weasels are mammals of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae. The genus Mustela includes the least weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets and mink.

Minknoun

(plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

Minknoun

(plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel.

Minknoun

(plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink.

Minknoun

(plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person.

Minknoun

A carnivorous mammal of the genus Mustela (foremrly Putorius), allied to the weasel. The European mink is Mustela lutreola. The common American mink (Mustela vison) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also minx, nurik, and vison.

Minknoun

The fur of the mink{1}. Together with sable, it is one of the most expensive furs not taken from endangerd species. When the fur is taken from animals grown on a farm, it called ranch mink.

Minknoun

the expensive fur of a mink

Minknoun

fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks

Minknoun

slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur

Mink

Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neogale and Mustela and part of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, otters, and ferrets. There are two extant species referred to as : the American mink and the European mink.