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Definition of Martes
1. Noun. Martens.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Mustelidae, Mustelidae
Member holonyms: Marten, Marten Cat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Martes
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 ..."