marten

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

marten
    n 1: agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger
         than weasels [syn: {marten}, {marten cat}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Marten \Mar"ten\ (m[aum]r"t[e^]n), n. (Zool.)
   A bird. See {Martin}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   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

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.
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   {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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