Definition of Martes americana

1. Noun. Valued for its fur.

Exact synonyms: American Marten, American Sable
Generic synonyms: Marten, Marten Cat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martes Americana

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
Martes americana (current term)
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
Martial

Literary usage of Martes americana

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)
"Edge of the humid western slope of the Rocky Mountains, somewhere between Kicking Horse Pass and the Columbia River." (Rhoads, p. 451.) t*Martes americana ..."

2. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"An evaluation of the Bear Creek burn as marten (Martes americana) habitat in ... Ecology of the pine marten (Martes americana) at Sagehen Creek, California. ..."

3. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"Martes americana. (American Sable.) BM Brown or yellow: throat yellow; ears and head grey or white; upper tubercular grinder small. ..."

4. The Natural History of the Toronto Region, Ontario, Canada by Canadian Institute (1849-1914), Joseph Horace Faull (1913)
"One recorded by Gapper in 1830. 33. Pine Martin. Martes americana americana Turton. Recorded by Gapper in 1830 and, according to the late Dr. Brodie, ..."

5. Animal Communities in Temperate America: As Illustrated in the Chicago by Victor Ernest Shelford (1913)
"The tree stratum of primeval conditions usually included the pine marten (Martes americana Tur.). It lives in trees in dark coniferous forests. ..."

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