from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun Any of several mustelid mammals of the genus Martes, mainly inhabiting northern forests and having a slender body, bushy tail, and soft fur.
noun The fur of one of these mammals.
from The Century Dictionary.
noun An obsolete spelling of martin.
noun A digitigrade carnivorous quadruped of the family Mustelidœ, subfamily Mustelinœ, and genus Mustela or Martes, of which there are several species, all inhabiting the northern hemisphere.
noun A carnivorous marsupial of the genus Phascogale, as the spotted marten of Australia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun (Zoöl.) A bird. See martin.
noun (Zoöl.) 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.
noun The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English martrin, marten, from Old French martrine (from feminine of martrin, pertaining to the marten, from martre, marten) and from Medieval Latin martrīna, both of Germanic origin.]
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Middle English martren, martryn, from Anglo-Norman martrine 'marten fur', from Old Low Franconian *marþrin 'of marten fur' (cf. Middle Dutch martren), from *marþra 'marten' (compare Dutch marter), from Proto-Germanic *marþuz (compare Low German Mort, West Frisian murd 'polecat', Old English mearþ 'shrew'), originally 'wedding' (cf. Crimean Gothic marzus 'wedding'), from Proto-Indo-European *martus 'bride'. More at marry. For sense development, compare Italian donnola 'weasel', from donna 'lady', Greek nyfítsa 'weasel', from nymfē 'bride'.
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The little pole holds little snow and the scent of the bait calls the marten up, when, snap! it is fast and waiting for the trapper and the lodge of the
Yes | No | Report from hunterD wrote 5 weeks 2 days ago wax worms or minnows if live bait is permitted. panther marten is my favorite spinner bait for trout in early spring, summer and fall.
Yes | No | Report from hunterD wrote 5 weeks 2 days ago wax worms or minnows if live bait is permitted. panther marten is my favorite spinner bait for trout in early spring, summer and fall.
She saw the animals in the marshes, the herds of caribou that are, above all creatures, natives and habitants of the snow-swept mountains, the little, lesser hunters such as marten and mink and otter.
The victim asked, "Why are you carrying a weasel?" Police said the attacker answered, "It's not a weasel, it's a marten," then punched him in the nose and fled.
swordnik commented on the word marten
The victim asked, "Why are you carrying a weasel?" Police said the attacker answered, "It's not a weasel, it's a marten," then punched him in the nose and fled.
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A marten is a member of the weasel family.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/06/08/us/AP-US-Dead-Weasel-Assault.html?hp&gwh=FFBF0448469C34D3CC24771867414B77
June 8, 2011
bilby commented on the word marten
That's a delightful little report, swordnik.
June 9, 2011