martes foina

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martes foina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  marten \mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.
     martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
     mear[eth], meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r[eth]r.
     Cf. Foumart.]
     1. (Zool.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the
        genus Martes (formerly Mustela), closely allied to the
        sable. Among the more important species are the European
        beech marten or stone marten (Martes foina); the
        pine marten (Martes martes); and the American  marten
        , or sable (Martes Americana), which some
        Zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

martes foina - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Martes foina
      n 1: Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and
           throat [syn: stone marten, beech marten, Martes foina
           ]