MARTEN


Meaning of MARTEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmär-t ə n ]

noun

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.