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Marten

//ˈmɑɹ.tən// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.
  2. 2
    Archaic form of martin (the bird). alt-of, archaic

    "Towards the end of the month, swallows and house martens congregate, and are often seen resting on the ridges or sloping roofs of buildings."

  3. 3
    agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels wordnet

Etymology

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.

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