n. 貂, 貂皮

[ noun ]
agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
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Marten \Mar"ten\ (m[aum]r"t[e^]n), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A bird. See {Martin}.

marten \mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.
martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
mear[eth], meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r[eth]r.
Cf. {Foumart}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of
the genus {Martes} (formerly {Mustela}), closely allied to
the sable. Among the more important species are the
European {beech marten} or {stone marten} ({Martes
foina}); the {pine marten} ({Martes martes}); and the
{American marten}, or {sable} ({Martes Americana}), which
some zo["o]logists consider only a variety of the Russian
sable.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.


Martin \Mar"tin\, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin.
Cf. {Martlet}.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail
less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
[Written also {marten}.]

Note: The American {purple martin}, or {bee martin} ({Progne
subis} or {Progne purpurea}), and the European {house
martin}, or {window martin} ({Hirundo urbica} or
{Chelidon urbica}), are the best known species.

{Bank martin}.
(a) The bank swallow. See under {Bank}.
(b) The fairy martin. See under {Fairy}.

{Bee martin}.
(a) The purple martin.
(b) The kingbird.

{Sand martin}, the bank swallow.