Meaning of MARTEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'mârtn
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| | Definition: | | [n] agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels |
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| | Synonyms: | | marten cat |
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| | 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 | |
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\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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