What is the meaning of Marten?

  • (n.) A bird. See Martin.
  • (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 zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
  • (n.) The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
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