n.
Pronunciation: ' mär-t ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural marten or martens
Etymology: Middle English martryn, from Anglo-French martrine marten fur, from Old French martre marten, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English mearth marten
Date: 13th century
1 : any of several semiarboreal slender-bodied carnivorous mammals (genus Martes ) of the weasel family that occur in the northern hemisphere
2 : the fur or pelt of a marten