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marten 音标拼音: [m'ɑrtən] n. 貂鼠,貂皮 貂鼠,貂皮 marten n 1: agile slender- bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels [ synonym: { marten}, { marten cat}] Marten \ Mar" ten\ ( m[ aum] r" t[ e^] n), n. ( Zool.) A bird. See { Martin}. [ 1913 Webster]
marten \ mar" ten\, n. [ From older martern, marter, martre, F. martre, marte, LL. martures ( pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS. mear[ eth], meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m[" o] r[ eth] r. Cf. { Foumart}.] 1. ( Zool.) Any one of several fur- bearing carnivores of the genus { Martes} ( formerly { Mustela}), closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European { beech marten} or { stone marten} ({ Martes foina}); the { pine marten} ({ Martes martes}); and the { American marten}, or { sable} ({ Martes Americana}), which some Zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc. [ 1913 Webster]
Martin \ Mar" tin\, n. [ F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. { Martlet}.] ( Zool.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [ Written also { marten}.] [ 1913 Webster] Note: The American { purple martin}, or { bee martin} ({ Progne subis} or { Progne purpurea}), and the European { house martin}, or { window martin} ({ Hirundo urbica} or { Chelidon urbica}), are the best known species. [ 1913 Webster] { Bank martin}. ( a) The bank swallow. See under { Bank}. ( b) The fairy martin. See under { Fairy}. { Bee martin}. ( a) The purple martin. ( b) The kingbird. { Sand martin}, the bank swallow. [ 1913 Webster]
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