Definition of minks Minks
/mɪˈŋks/ - [mingks] -
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What does minks mean?
Wiktionary 
- minks (Noun)
Plural of mink.
Part of speech
🔤- minks, noun, plural of mink.
WordNet
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| mink - slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur | ||
| mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals | ||
| genus mustela, mustela type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels | ||
| mink - fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks | ||
| mink coat | ||
| mink - the expensive fur of a mink | ||
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Wiktionary
- mink (Noun)
Plural mink 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. - mink (Noun)
Plural minks An article of clothing made of mink.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mink (n.)
A carnivorous mammal of the genus Putorius, allied to the weasel. The European mink is Putorius lutreola. The common American mink (P. vison) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also minx, nurik, and vison.
Wikipedia 
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Minks are small, short-legged members of the Mustelid family. The mink is an aggressive mammal that is adapted to a semi-aquatic life. Mink live in swamps, rivers, marshes, lakes and streams in North America, Europe, and the far west of Asia. Mink have a life span of about 8 to 10 years in captivity.
Diet.
Minks are carnivores (meat-eaters). They eat small mammals (like mice, rats and muskrats), frogs, crayfish, fish, insects, eggs, and ducks.
Predators.
These animals predators as owls, wolves, coyotes, and bobcats prey on the mink.
