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