MARTEN
\mˈɑːtən], \mˈɑːtən], \m_ˈɑː_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of MARTEN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
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A bird. See Martin.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] A native carnivorous animal of the genus Mustela, allied to the weasels. It is about 20 inches in length, with a tail 12 inches long, and tire fur, which is dense, long, and of a dull brown colour, is used for making hats, muffs, &c.
