marten

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for marten

marten 🔊 /mɑˈɹtʌn/

marten : කුඩා මුගටි වර්ගයක්

marten definition

Noun.

  1. A bird. See Martin.
  2. Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
  3. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.