MARTEN
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Mar"ten (m&ä;r"tĕn), n. (Zo&ö;l.) A bird. See Martin.
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mar"ten, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F. martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS. mearð, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m&ö;rðr. Cf. Foumart.] 1. (Zo&ö;l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Martes (formerly Mustela), closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech marten or stone marten (Martes foina); the pine marten (Martes martes); and the American marten, or sable (Martes Americana), which some zo&ö;logists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
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2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
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