About The Word Marten
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What's The Definition Of Marten?
[n] agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
Synonyms | Synonyms for Marten: marten cat Related Terms | Find terms related to Marten: See Also | American marten | American sable | beech marten | black cat | Charronia flavigula | fisher | fisher cat | genus Martes | Martes | Martes americana | Martes foina | Martes martes | Martes pennanti | Martes zibellina | mustelid | musteline | musteline mammal | pekan | pine marten | sable | stone marten | yellow-throated marten Marten In Webster's Dictionary \Mar"ten\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A bird. See {Martin}.
\Mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F. martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS. mear?, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r?r. Cf. {Foumart}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus {Mustela}, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten ({Mustela foina}); the pine marten ({M. martes}); and the American marten, or sable ({M. Americana}), which some zo["o]logists consider only a variety of the Russian sable. 2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc. |
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