pine marten

American  

noun

1. a marten, Martes martes, of Europe and western Asia.

2. Also called American marten.  a marten, Martes americana, inhabiting forests of the U.S. and Canada.

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pine marten British  

noun

1. a marten, Martes martes, of N European and Asian coniferous woods, having dark brown fur with a creamy-yellow patch on the throat See also sweet marten

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Etymology

Origin of pine marten

First recorded in 1760–70

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pine marten

FLS is also adding more artificial dens across the country as the pine marten is a natural predator of grey squirrels and can help to boost red squirrel numbers.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024

"Trees in plantations tend to be quite young, and so don't have the cavities that pine marten like to rest and breed in," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024

While ours are the only ski tracks, they cross a multitude of wolf, bison, snowshoe hare, coyote, ermine and pine marten tracks.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022

The Croatian kuna is named after the pine marten, whose pelts were once a valuable trading commodity.

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2022

One of the largest of the latter is the pine marten, which is still found in remote and uninhabited parts of our country.

From Chatterbox, 1906 by J. Erskine (John Erskine) Clarke