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Word entry · 6 letters

marten

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"Weasel relative"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɑː.tɪn/Part of speech nounSorted aemnrtStarts with MEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Agile tree-dwelling mustelid.

Word origin

From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced related Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Used in a sentence

  • Towards the end of the month, swallows and house martens congregate, and are often seen resting on the ridges or sloping roofs of buildings.

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