| Marten (marten) |
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| n. | (mär"t n) |
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| Mar"ten |
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| Marten (marten) |
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| n. | |
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| Mar"ten |
| fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
mearð, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar,
Icel. mörðr. Cf. Foumart.] |
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
zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian
sable.
The fur of the marten, used for hats,
muffs, etc.
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