Main Entry: mar·ten

Pronunciation: \ˈmär-t^ən\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): 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