marten

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Recent Examples of marten Forty-six different martens, consisting of 28 males and 18 females, were found following genetic analysis of hair, per the OSU release. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 The genetic analysis of the hair identified 46 different martens (18 females and 28 males) living in Klamath, California. 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 See All Example Sentences for marten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marten
Noun
  • In other words, as my grandmother (yes, her again) might have said, the lady really knew how to drag her mink.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Kansas City’s Line Creek Forest is where various species of birds, squirrels, deer, minks, fish and turtles call home.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • But in the small starfish genus observed by Ricketts, an individual’s excision of his or her longest arm happens so slowly that an otter, turtle, or cannibal would probably vanquish anyway.
    Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In March 2023, the Beaver Trust revealed in a press release that the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) took in Fig the beaver after someone found the animal with a gunshot wound on his face in the Perthshire area in January 2023.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Some backlash is brewing against this beloved beaver chain over a new gas policy.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The rabbits were provided by Cuddles for a Cause, and a portion of the proceeds supported the San Diego House Rabbit Society.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Of the animals adopted last year, 2,847 were cats, 1,900 were dogs and 231 were rabbits, guinea pigs and other small animals.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Dachshunds are clever hunters, bred hundreds of years ago in Germany to sniff out badgers.
    Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In Toronto, the raccoons are in a race to outwit humans as urban wildlife managers try to design animal-proof trash bins.
    Daniel T. Blumstein, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • If given the opportunity, squirrel and raccoon mothers will take their babies back—but these marsupial mothers are less forgiving.
    Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Seaweed farming could open up an additional income source that makes use of fishers’ existing gear and expertise.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The Fresno Forestry Sciences Laboratory, for example, focused its research ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada mountains, looking at strategies to help sustain species like the California spotted owls, fishers and yellow-legged frogs.
    Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.
    Mikayla Price, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Marten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marten. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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