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Definition of Marten

1. Noun. Agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels.

Definition of Marten

1. n. A bird. See Martin.

2. n. 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 zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.

Definition of Marten

1. Noun. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Marten

1. a carnivorous mammal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Marten

1. A bird. See Martin. 1. 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. 2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc. Origin: From older martern, marter, martre, F. Martre, marte, LL. Martures (pl), fr. L. Martes; akin to AS. Mear, meard, G. Marder, OHG. Mardar, Icel. Morr. Cf. Foumart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Marten

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

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"You must not say so yet, Miss Garrett," returned Mr. marten; "for you have not ... But there are three upper rooms," said Mr. marten, mounting the stairs, ..."

2. The Statesmen of the Commonwealth of England: With a Treatise on the Popular by John Forster (1862)
"That does not imply malice," remarked marten. An old servant of his, ... Mr. marten. My lord, I was pressing to come near, but I was put off by an officer ..."

3. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical by Michael Bryan (1886)
"Among his ¡dates are: The Wise and Foolish Virgins ; after marten De Tos. ... A set of prints of subjects from the Old and Xew Testament; after marten van ..."

4. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"•peaks of two varieties as known to the rustics—the Beech marten with a white throat, and the Pine marten with a yellow throat. ..."

5. Traditions of the Thompson River Indians of British Columbia by James Alexander Teit, Franz Boas (1898)
"She told him how and where to find his people, so he left the Owl and went back, taking up his abode with his own friends. XVIII. THE marten AND THE FISHER. ..."

6. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"He is larger and heavier than Spite the marten and his coat is a ... Like his cousin, Spite the marten, he lives in the pine and spruce forests and prefers ..."

7. The Records of New Amsterdam from 1653 to 1674 Anno Domini by New York (N.Y.), Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan (1897)
"Thus done at the Meeting in the City Hall in New Netherland this 25 November, 1653. City Hall, Saturday, November 29, 1653. Present—Arent Van Hattem, marten ..."

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