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marten.

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑː.tɪn/UK/ˈmɑː.tən/UK/ˈmɑɹ.tən/US[ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩]US
  1. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced related Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

noun/ˈmɑː.tɪn/UK/ˈmɑː.tən/UK/ˈmɑɹ.tən/US[ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩]US
  1. Archaic form of martin (the bird).

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