| 释义 |
vison|ˈvaɪsən|
[a. F. vison (Buffon), of obscure origin.]
The American mink.
By some writers Vison has been used as the name of the genus Lutreola, to which the mink belongs.
1781–5Smellie Buffon's Nat. Hist. (1791) VII. 308 The pekan has so strong a resemblance to the pine weasel, and the vison to the martin, that they may be regarded as varieties of these species. 1800Shaw Gen. Zool. I. ii. 448 Vison, Lutra Vison... This animal appears to approach..extremely near to the L. Lutreola, or Smaller Otter. 1843T. E. Gray List Spec. Mammal. Brit. Mus. 64 The Mink, or Nurek Vison, Vison Lutreola. 1864–5J. G. Wood Homes without H. i. (1868) 22 The Mink, the Vison and other weasels of Northern America are in the habit of retiring to holes and crevices.
attrib.1839Penny Cycl. XV. 253/2 Minx, a name for the Vison-weasel. |