Marten vs. Sable

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.

A bird. See Martin.

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.

The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.

agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

The martens constitute the genus Martes within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws.

(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia).

(countable) The marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).

The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur.

(countable) An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable (Wikipedia).

(tincture) A black colour on a coat of arms (Wikipedia).

A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.

Black garments, especially worn in mourning.

Of the black colour sable.

(tincture): In blazon, of the colour black.

Made of sable fur.

Dark, somber.

Dark-skinned; black.

A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, - noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur.

The fur of the sable.

A mourning garment; a funeral robe; - generally in the plural.

The tincture black; - represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.

Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; - used chiefly in poetry.

Example: ‘Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,In rayless majesty, now stretches forthHer leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world.’;

To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.

Example: ‘Sabled all in black the shady sky.’;

an artist's brush made of sable hair

the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

a very dark black

a scarf (or trimming) made of sable

marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur

dark somewhat brownish black

The sable (Martes zibellina) is a species of marten, a small omnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern Kazakhstan, China, North Korea and Hokkaidō, Japan.