Definition of Martes pennanti

1. Noun. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.

Exact synonyms: Black Cat, Fisher, Fisher Cat, Pekan
Generic synonyms: Marten, Marten Cat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martes Pennanti

Marstan
Marston Moor
Marstonian
Marta Brigit Nilsson
Martegiani
Martegiani's area
Martegiani's funnel
Martello
Martello tower
Martello towers
Martellos
Martes
Martes americana
Martes foina
Martes martes
Martes pennanti
Martes zibellina
Martha
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Sign Language
Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
Martha Graham
Martha Jane Burk
Martha Jane Burke
Marti
Marti Ke
Martial
Martian
Martian poetry
Martianism

Literary usage of Martes pennanti

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

1. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"Ranges of juvenile fisher, martes pennanti, and marten, Martes americana, ... Winter food habits and foraging behaviour of fishers (martes pennanti) and ..."

2. The Natural History of the Toronto Region, Ontario, Canada by Canadian Institute (1849-1914), Joseph Horace Faull (1913)
"martes pennanti pennanti Erxleben. One recorded by Gapper in 1830. 33. Pine Martin. Martes americana americana Turton. Recorded by Gapper in 1830 and, ..."

3. Animal Communities in Temperate America: As Illustrated in the Chicago by Victor Ernest Shelford (1913)
"... young, birds, and frogs and toads. It disappears when civilized man settles the country. The marten's close relative, the fisher (martes pennanti Erx.), ..."

4. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"... although raccoons (Procyon lotor), marten (Martes americana), fisher (Martes pennanti), and several species of rodents are potential predators. ..."

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