What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Marten vs Martern - What's the difference?

marten | martern |

As nouns the difference between marten and martern

is that marten is any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae while martern is obsolete form of lang=en.

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.

    martern

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913) ----