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Marmot vs Marten - What's the difference?

marmot | marten |

As nouns the difference between marmot and marten

is that marmot is any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and genus: Cynomys in the squirrel family while marten is any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.

marmot

English

(wikipedia marmot)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and in the squirrel family.

    • Derived terms

    (marmot) * (Alaska marmot) * (alpine marmot) * (black-capped marmot) * (bobak marmot) * (gray marmot) * Himalayan marmot * hoary marmot * (long-tailed marmot) * (marmot squirrel) * (vern, Menzbier's marmot) * (olympic marmot) * (prairie marmot) * (tarbagan marmot) * (Vancouver marmot) * (yellow-bellied marmot)

    See also

    * groundhog * woodchuck ----

    marten

    English

    (wikipedia marten) (Martes)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) , (etyl) nyfítsa'' 'weasel', from ''nymf? 'bride'.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes'' in the family ''Mustelidae .
    • Derived terms
    * American marten * beech marten * Japanese marten * nilgiri marten * pine marten * stone marten * yellow-throated marten

    See also

    * ferret * fisher * mink * otter * sable * stoat * weasel * wolverine

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (the bird)
  • * 1829 , Magazine of Natural History (volume 1, page 402)
    • Towards the end of the month, swallows and house martens congregate, and are often seen resting on the ridges or sloping roofs of buildings.