marten

/mahr-tn/US // ˈmɑr tn //UK // (ˈmɑːtɪn) //

马腾,貂蝉,园丁,貂皮

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural mar·tens, mar·ten.
- : any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- : the fur of such an animal, generally a dark brown.

When recounting her trip to her friend Glen (Marten Holder Weiner), Sally summed up her visit to Manhattan in one word: “Dirty.”
Small Bright Brown—dubbed with camel's hair, and marten's yellow fur mixed, wings pale feather of a starling.
The marten makes a nest of moss, grass and leaves, in a hollow tree or log or among rocks.
In the woods his food is similar to that of the marten, although he cannot climb a tree to capture his prey.
Cocking his head on one side, the marten regarded the swaying nest critically out of his bright black eyes.
With a flying leap, the marten reached the spruce and flashed up the trunk, with never a look behind.