Crossword clues for pine marten
pine marten
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
(Zo["o]l.) 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 zo["o]logists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
Wiktionary
alt. A species of marten native to Northern Europe, ''Martes martes''. n. A species of marten native to Northern Europe, ''Martes martes''.
WordNet
n. dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests [syn: Martes martes]
Usage examples of "pine marten".
But sharing the floor with them was a female with green hair and wearing what appeared to be a dress made of leaves who was dancing alone, a couple of elves, two fox couples, a pine marten dancing with a large monitor lizard, and a pair of beautiful young sloe‑.
But sharing the floor with them was a female with green hair and wearing what appeared to be a dress made of leaves who was dancing alone, a couple of elves, two fox couples, a pine marten dancing with a large monitor lizard, and a pair of beautiful young sloe-eyed men, dark and graceful, with the hindquarters and horn-buds of young goats, who were dancing together in a sensuous way that made Joe blush as badly as the blonde girl had.
The murderous claws shot out, burying themselves into the pine marten's shoulder through the feathered cape he wore.
There are pine martens in Maine and Canada, and the pelt of the pine marten is called sable, but they're pretty rare.
She managed a swing at the clever colonel, but his beast, a pine marten with a striking orange patch on its breast, turned aside just in time.
For him even to make such an offhand reference to it was rarer than a purple pine marten.
With her came a small group of animals: two elderly dogs, three cats, two puppies, a kitten, and a three-legged pine marten.
Everywhere he looked, he saw something of beauty: a wee pine marten questing the breeze, a golden eagle soaring overhead, tawny-crowned and majestic, mayhap simply a stately oak he'd walked past a hundred times but not truly seen.
Before them the pine marten came from the same direction, and, though they are not yet common, it is believed they are increasing.
There was a creature something like a pine marten, perhaps eight inches long, with flexible shoulders and joints and a rich, bushy tail, which scampered and leapt through the branches, emitting a cough-like cry.