marten

Stuffed European pine marten.

Meaning

Noun

  • Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.
  • (the bird)

Origin

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

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