Marten

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marten \Mar"ten\ (m[aum]r"t[e^]n), n. (Zool.)
     A bird. See {Martin}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  marten \mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.
     martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
     mear[eth], meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r[eth]r.
     Cf. {Foumart}.]
     1. (Zool.) 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
        Zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Martin \Mar"tin\, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin.
     Cf. {Martlet}.] (Zool.)
     One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail
     less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
     [Written also {marten}.]
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     Note: The American {purple martin}, or {bee martin} ({Progne
           subis} or {Progne purpurea}), and the European {house
           martin}, or {window martin} ({Hirundo urbica} or
           {Chelidon urbica}), are the best known species.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Bank martin}.
     (a) The bank swallow. See under {Bank}.
     (b) The fairy martin. See under {Fairy}.
  
     {Bee martin}.
     (a) The purple martin.
     (b) The kingbird.
  
     {Sand martin}, the bank swallow.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marten
       n : agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than
           weasels [syn: {marten cat}]