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mar·ten  (märtn)

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.

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[Middle English martrin, marten, from Old French martrine (from feminine of martrin, pertaining to the marten, from martre, marten) and from Medieval Latin martrna, both of Germanic origin.]

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marten

Noun

pl -tens or -ten

1. any of several agile weasel-like mammals with bushy tails and golden-brown to blackish fur

2. the fur of these animals [Middle Dutch martren]

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Noun

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marten - agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels marten cat mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal - fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals genus 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 American marten, American sable, Martes americana - valued for its 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