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Marten has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

2

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.

3

Archaic form of martin (the bird)

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
musteline mammal
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pine marten sable American marten stone marten fisher yellow-throated marten

Origin

The word "marten" comes from Middle English and Old French, originally referring to the animal's fur. It traces back to a Germanic root meaning "marten," which replaced an older related term in English.

Rhyming Words
ten sten aten osten paten goten atten hiten oaten ayten eaten outen esten eoten cuten often guten laten pecten molten
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