american marten

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   valued for its fur

   SynonymsAmerican sableMartes americana

   Broadermarten

Questions about american marten

What does american marten mean?

american marten means "valued for its fur".

What is another word for american marten?

Close synonyms include American sable, Martes americana. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is american marten a common word?

american marten is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.