sweet marten
noun
the European pine marten, Martes martes: trapped for its fur and now greatly reduced in number.
Origin of sweet marten
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby sweet marten
sweet flag,
sweet gale,
sweet grass,
sweet gum,
sweet marjoram,
sweet marten,
sweet mock orange,
sweet nothings,
sweet oil,
sweet on, be,
sweet orange
British Dictionary definitions for sweet marten
sweet marten
noun
a name for the pine marten, referring to the fact that its scent glands produce a less offensive scent marker than that of the polecat (the foul marten or foumart)