KOLINSKY


Meaning of KOLINSKY in English

[ kə'lɪnski ]

■ noun ( plural kolinskies ) a dark brown bushy-tailed weasel, found from Siberia to Japan. [ Mustela sibirica .]

Origin

C19: from Kola , a port in NW Russia, + the pseudo-Russian ending -insky .

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