Thesaurus: marten

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1. n. A bird. See Martin.
2. n. 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 zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
3. n. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
4. n. agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
5. A bird. See Martin. 1. (Zoöl.) 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. 2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
6. n:100 n. agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels