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marten

mar.ten \'ma:rt-*n\ n or marten or martens [ME martryn, fr. MF martrine 
   marten fur, fr. OF, fr. martre m] pl arten, of Gmc origin; akin to OE 
   mearth marten 1: any of several semiarboreal slender-bodied carnivorous 
   mammals (genus XMartes) larger than the related weasels 2: the fur or pelt 
   of a marten