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marten
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
marten
(noun)
marten
/
ˈ
mɑɚtn̩/
noun
plural
marten
or
martens
marten
/
ˈ
mɑɚtn̩/
noun
plural
marten
or
martens
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARTEN
1
[
count
]
:
a small animal that is related to the weasel and has soft gray or brown fur
2
[
noncount
]
:
the fur of a marten
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