marten
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus MartesAny carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.
» The marten is quite a common animal, but you rarely see it.
Meaning
1 sensesAny carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.
Marder
куни́цаkuníca
куни́цяkunýcja
- agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
Examples
4 sentencesThe marten is quite a common animal, but you rarely see it.
Martens have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws.
Going home, I came across a dead marten lying in the middle of the sidewalk.
Marten are the most widespread and probably the most abundant of these predators in Southeast Alaska.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old DuFrom Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced related Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.
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Forms
plural: martensSynonyms
1 synonyms- agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels:marten cat