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