marten

noun

Definition of martennext
as in mink

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Recent Examples of marten The coastal marten, also known as the Humboldt marten, is about the size of a ferret and lives in coastal forests. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 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 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
  1. mink
  2. otter
  3. beaver
  4. rabbit
  5. badger
  6. raccoon
  7. fisher
  8. muskrat
Noun
  • Mink Brown Baum says to think of a mink brown is a true medium brown that’s rich and shiny, but still understated.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of mink
Noun
  • An otter bobs in the inlet, an eagle glides across the sky, and a black bear ambles amidst old-growth forest on the distant shores.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter?
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of otter
Noun
  • The preferred method of managing beaver is not to hunt or trap them.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Beside a fallen tree, McCormack points out how a beaver chewed more deeply into one side of the trunk, bringing it down into the water.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of beaver
Noun
  • If general manager John Chayka can pull another rabbit out of a hat by acquiring a top-four defenceman and shift some of the burden off Raddysh, McCabe and Rielly, perhaps this group can take a bigger step forward.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of rabbit
Noun
  • On previous survey nights that lasted until sunrise, the researchers have seen mule deer, bobcats, badgers and foxes prowling in the cover of the dark.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Smith would later learn that Cello had made his way into a badger’s den — called a sett — and became lost in the underground network of tunnels.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of badger
Noun
  • Approximately 600,000 baits will be dropped this year in an effort to prevent the raccoon rabies epizootic (an epidemic found in animals) from moving west from the Appalachian Mountains.
    — Eva Flowe October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The massive aerial operation is part of an annual operation to spread rabies vaccination baits targeting raccoons and other wildlife in the state.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of raccoon
Noun
  • Bycatch — marine life caught unintentionally while fishers target something else — makes up 2% of the pollock fishery’s total catch.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • With spotters overlooking the fjords and communicating from land, fishers set fires in canoes to lure tuna close enough to harpoon.
    — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of fisher
Noun
  • It is commonly spread through tick bites and deer flies that have fed on infected animals, such as wild rabbits, hares, muskrats and rodents.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gassing of the muskrat runs, or burrows, was also tried.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Definition of muskrat

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