Definition of American marten

1. Noun. Valued for its fur.

Exact synonyms: American Sable, Martes Americana
Generic synonyms: Marten, Marten Cat

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Marten

American kestrel
American kestrels
American lady crab
American language
American larch
American laurel
American laurels
American leishmaniasis
American licorice
American lime
American liquorice
American lobster
American lotus
American magpie
American maidenhair fern
American marten (current term)
American mastodon
American mastodont
American merganser
American mink
American minks
American mistletoe
American mountain ash
American night heron
American oil palm
American olive
American option
American options
American organ
American oriole

Literary usage of American marten

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Great North-west and the Great Lake Region of North America by Paul Fountain (1904)
"I doubt if it could always be told, by even an experienced naturalist, which was the European, which was the American marten; ..."

2. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"The martens from Northern Asia and the Mountains of Kamtschatka are much superior to the American, though in every pack of American marten skins there are a ..."

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