agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.
Archaic form of martin (the bird)
A surname.
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.