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Pine marten   /paɪn mˈɑrtən/   Listen
Pine marten

noun
1.
Dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests.  Synonym: Martes martes.






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"Pine marten" Quotes from Famous Books



... being larger than the otter of Europe, while the badger is smaller; in the mink being with us a much stouter animal than its Scandinavian and Russian kinsman, while the reverse is true of our sable or pine marten. No one can say why the European red deer should be a pigmy compared to its giant brother, the American wapiti; why the Old World elk should average smaller in size than the almost indistinguishable New World moose; and yet ...
— Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches • Theodore Roosevelt



Words linked to "Pine marten" :   marten, marten cat



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