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Recent Examples of marten
The genetic analysis of the hair identified 46 different martens (18 females and 28 males) living in Klamath, California.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Specifically, state law prohibits salvage of: badger, bobcat, brant, coot, crow, cub bear, duck, elk, fisher, Florida gallinule, geese, marten, moose, otter, snipe, sora rail, spotted fawn deer, Virginia rail, wild turkey, wolf, and woodcock.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Levi studies the endangered Humboldt marten, a small carnivore that lives on the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.
—Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Specifically, state law prohibits salvage of: badger, bobcat, brant, coot, crow, cub bear, duck, elk, fisher, Florida gallinule, geese, marten, moose, otter, snipe, sora rail, spotted fawn deer, Virginia rail, wild turkey, wolf, and woodcock.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Levi studies the endangered Humboldt marten, a small carnivore that lives on the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.
—Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marten
Noun
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The adjacent chamber is in glittering gold tiles and features designs that are themselves mosaics of jewels, silks, sequins and even mink.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Coats of mink, lynx, wolf, sable and ocelot covered the walls of his store, a branch of fashion house Pajaro, one of several high-end fur boutiques in town.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter.—
Mark Scaglione,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan voices King George, head beaver overseeing the glade.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the decades since, there's been Schneemandl the snowman, Amik the beaver, Sam the eagle, Hodori the tiger, and Bing Dwen Dwen, among other characters.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Chinese Zodiac operates on a cycle, rotating through 12 animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig) that were said to have competed in a legendary race, while also incorporating 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) for a 60-year sequence.—
Kyle Lucia Wu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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His friend and designer Ruby Western created the logo with a rabbit.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Lundberg’s confidence reflects that of his players, who’ve been instilled with the vision of being honey badgers.—
John Wawrow,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her worries grow when a group of badgers takes over the Rabbit School and steals the Egg.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Although the animals were selected for their complementary qualities in relation to Elordi’s voice, the range of species utilized was broad enough to include everything from raccoons to a rhinoceros.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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What's more, the European Commission is planning to announce a decision on banning the holding and killing of mink, foxes, raccoon, dogs and chinchilla, and marketing of fur products from those animals, according to its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Our meteorologists and fishers.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Police warned boaters and ice fishers along the river to keep an eye on any small pets.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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Now native Spartina grasses have returned, as have muskrats and threatened bird species.—
Kyra Morris,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Marten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marten. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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