Also known as: China mink, Japanese mink, Mustela sibirica, Siberian mink, Siberian weasel, kolinski, red sable, tatar sable, yellow mink, yellow weasel
kolinsky, any of several species of Asian weasels. Seeweasel.
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "kolinsky". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Jul. 1998, https://www.britannica.com/animal/kolinsky. Accessed 20 May 2025.