marten
/ˈmɑːtɪn
/noun
A semi-arboreal weasel-like mammal found in Eurasia and North America, hunted for its fur in some countries.
- Genus Martes, family Mustelidae: several species. See pine marten, stone marten.
- Fishers are among the least understood of the weasel family, or mustelids, which also includes martens, minks, ermines, ferrets, badgers, otters, and wolverines.
- The researchers say that nestlings in at least half of the nests they studied were eaten, mainly by martens and weasels.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French (peau) martrine 'marten (fur)', from martre, of West Germanic origin.
Rhymes
- consistently
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- consolation goal
- consolation prize
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- Consolidated Fund
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- Consols
- consommé