mar·ten (mär tn)n. pl. marten or mar·tens 1. Any of several principally arboreal carnivorous mammals of the genus Martes, related to the weasel, mainly inhabiting northern forests, and having a slender body, bushy tail, and soft fur. 2. The fur of one of these carnivorous mammals. [Middle English martrin, marten, from Old French martrine (from feminine of martrin, pertaining to the marten, from martre, marten) and from Medieval Latin martr  na, both of Germanic origin.] |
marten [ˈmɑːtɪn]
n pl -tens, -ten
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several agile arboreal musteline mammals of the genus Martes, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having bushy tails and golden brown to blackish fur See also pine marten
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the highly valued fur of these animals, esp that of M. americana See also sable [1]
[from Middle Dutch martren, from Old French (peau) martrine skin of a marten, from martre, probably of Germanic origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  marten - agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weaselsgenus Martes, Martes - martens Martes martes, pine marten - dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests Martes zibellina, sable - marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur beech marten, Martes foina, stone marten - Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat black cat, fisher cat, Martes pennanti, pekan, fisher - large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal Charronia flavigula, yellow-throated marten - large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma |
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