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    MARTEN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weaselsplay

    Synonyms:

    marten; marten cat

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("marten" is a kind of...):

    mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marten"):

    Martes martes; pine marten (dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests)

    Martes zibellina; sable (marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur)

    American marten; American sable; Martes americana (valued for its fur)

    beech marten; Martes foina; stone marten (Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat)

    black cat; fisher; fisher cat; Martes pennanti; pekan (large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal)

    Charronia flavigula; yellow-throated marten (large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma)

    Holonyms ("marten" is a member of...):

    genus Martes; Martes (martens)

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