Definitions
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 orstone marten (Martes foina ); thepine marten (Martes martes ); and theAmerican marten , orsable (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 familyMustelidae .
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
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Examples
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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
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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.
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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.
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The marten is a wonderfully energetic little animal, even more tireless than the squirrel and as great a climber.
The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Arthur Henry Howard Heming 1905
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One of the largest of the latter is the pine marten, which is still found in remote and uninhabited parts of our country.
Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873
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Upland furbearers, such as marten, mink, and shorttail and least weasels, are common.
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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 Snowshoe Trail Edison Marshall 1930
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The first thing we met with was a kind of marten, which looked viciously at us, and greeted us with a shrill cry.
Aventures d'un jeune naturaliste. English Lucien Biart 1863
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He said he had found the marten dead near Hoquiam, but police don't know why he carried it with him.
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Antlers, a bear skin, and a stuffed marten weave into a motif of Ebay antiques, giving the place an eclectic feel.
Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker"): Chuitna and the Curse of Coal Jeanne Devon ( 2010
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.
http://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