Definition of Martes

1. Noun. Martens.

Exact synonyms: Genus Martes
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Mustelidae, Mustelidae
Member holonyms: Marten, Marten Cat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martes

Marsilea drummondii
Marsilea quadrifolia
Marsileaceae
Marsquake
Marstan
Marston Moor
Marstonian
Marta Brigit Nilsson
Martegiani
Martegiani's area
Martegiani's funnel
Martello
Martello tower
Martello towers
Martellos
Martes (current term)
Martes americana
Martes foina
Martes martes
Martes pennanti
Martes zibellina
Martha
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Sign Language
Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
Martha Graham
Martha Jane Burk
Martha Jane Burke
Marti
Marti Ke

Literary usage of Martes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"Martes pennanti pacifica (Rhoads). 1898. Mustela canadensis pacifica RHOADS, Trans. Amer. PI Soc., ns, vol. 19, p. 435. September, 1898. TYPE LOCALITY. ..."

2. List of the Osteological Specimens in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1847)
"Presented by the Earl of Derby Martes, Cuvier. The PINE MARTEN. Martes ... Martes canadensis. Skull. Hudson's Bay. Presented by the Hudson's Bay Company. ..."

3. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"Martes. t The hinder upper tubercular grinder large, massive, nearly twice as long on the inner as on the outer side. 1. ..."

4. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"... feet very hairy; space between the pads hairy, often covering them from sight, except in the case of Martes flavigula, of which the soles are nude. No. ..."

5. A History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Friedrich Kohlrausch (1844)
"... of Arms—Interview between the two Monarchs at Aigues-Martes—Revolt in Ghent—Progress of Charles V. through France and Ghent—Hospitality received—Peace ..."

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