martes americana

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   valued for its fur

   SynonymsAmerican martenAmerican sable

   Broadermarten

Questions about martes americana

What does martes americana mean?

martes americana means "valued for its fur".

What is another word for martes americana?

Close synonyms include American marten, American sable. 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 martes americana a common word?

martes americana 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.