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Mongoose vs Marten - What's the difference?

mongoose | marten |

As nouns the difference between mongoose and marten

is that mongoose is carnivores of the family Herpestidae and the similar pedia=1s (subfamily: Galidiinae), ranging in size from small rats to large cats, including the pedia=1 famed as a predator of venomous snakes while marten is any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.

mongoose

English

(wikipedia mongoose) (Herpestidae) (Galidinae)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Carnivores of the family Herpestidae and the similar famed as a predator of venomous snakes.

    • 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.