mar ‧ ten /ˈmɑːtən, ˈmɑːtɪn, -tn $ ˈmɑːrtn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: martrine 'marten fur' , from martre 'marten' ]
a small animal with a long body and a tail that lives mainly in trees and that eats smaller animals:
a pine marten