marten

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹ.tən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

Etymology

From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced related Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

In classic literature

Synonyms

marten cat

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
musteline mammal
Narrower (hyponyms)
yellow-throated marten, fisher, pine marten, stone marten, sable, american marten

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