Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Marten \Mar"ten\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A bird. See {Martin}.

Marten \Mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.
   martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
   mear?, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r?r. Cf.
   {Foumart}.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of
      the genus {Mustela}, closely allied to the sable. Among
      the more important species are the European beech, or
      stone, marten ({Mustela foina}); the pine marten ({M.
      martes}); and the American marten, or sable ({M.
      Americana}), which some zo["o]logists consider only a
      variety of the Russian sable.

   2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.

Source : WordNet®

marten
     n : agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than
         weasels [syn: {marten cat}]