"vison" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvaɪsən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vison.wav [Southern-England] Forms: visons [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪsən Etymology: Borrowed from French vison (“mink”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:vison<t:mink>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "mink", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "vison", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "vison", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="vison"> Borrowed from French vison (“mink”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} vison (plural visons)
  1. An American mink (Neogale vison).

Inflected forms

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