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Marten

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mar=ten

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Marten has 1 sense

marten(n = noun.animal) marten cat - agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels; Array

is a kind of mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal

is a member of genus martes, martes

has particulars: martes martes, pine marten, martes zibellina, sable, american marten, american sable, martes americana, beech marten, martes foina, stone marten, black cat, fisher, fisher cat, martes pennanti, pekan, charronia flavigula, yellow-throated marten

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Marten, n.

A bird. See Martin. [1913 Webster]

Marten, 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. mör. Cf. Foumart.].

Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Martes (formerly Mustela), closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech marten or stone marten (Martes foina); the pine marten (Martes martes); and the American marten, or sable (Martes Americana), which some zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian sable. [1913 Webster]

The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Marten, n. any weasel-like carnivore of the genus Martes, having valuable fur.

Etymology

ME f. MDu. martren f. OF (peau) martrine marten (fur) f. martre f. WG

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