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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 mar·ten, n.
 1. Zool. Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Martes (formerly Mustela), closely allied to the sable.  Among the more important species are the European beech marten or stone marten (Martes foina); the pine marten (Martes martes); and the American marten, or sable (Martes Americana), which some Zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
 2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Martes americana
      n : valued for its fur [syn: American marten, American sable]