Japanese mink: Meaning and Definition of

Jap'anese mink'

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a dark-brown arboreal marten, Martes melampus, native to Japan, having a long body and bushy tail.
  2. a pale-brown northern Asian weasel, Mustela siberica.
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