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martlet
  1. (obsolete) A bird, the martin.
  2. (heraldic charge) A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The fifth martlet was added because when the charges were placed on a shield, the base looked a bit empty.”
      “I believe the answer is because a martlet is on old name for the type of bird called in English a Swift.”
      “The martlet in French heraldry is called the merlette, represented by a swallow, depicted without legs, and later usually. without a beak.”
martin
  1. Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
  2. Examples:
    1. “If any other species is allowed to settle into a martin house at an unestablished site, those houses will rarely attract nesting martins.”
      “I'm thinking a phoebe, purple martin, starling fluttering up, a kingbird, I have no idea what's on the lowest wire, a nuthatch and a robin.”
      “Particularly special is the pine martin, a member of the weasel family about the size of a house cat and found only in a few northern regions in the United States.”
martin
  1. A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
  2. Examples:
    1. “If any other species is allowed to settle into a martin house at an unestablished site, those houses will rarely attract nesting martins.”
      “I'm thinking a phoebe, purple martin, starling fluttering up, a kingbird, I have no idea what's on the lowest wire, a nuthatch and a robin.”
      “Particularly special is the pine martin, a member of the weasel family about the size of a house cat and found only in a few northern regions in the United States.”
marten
  1. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The stone or beech marten and the pine marten both live in Europe but in Britain we only have the pine marten.”
      “There are 45 species of mammals such as brown bear, wolf, fox, badger, beech marten, vair, bobcat, and even a small number of leopards.”
      “As members of the marten family, giant otters are susceptible to both diseases.”
marten
  1. Archaic form of martin (the bird)
  2. Examples:
    1. “The stone or beech marten and the pine marten both live in Europe but in Britain we only have the pine marten.”
      “There are 45 species of mammals such as brown bear, wolf, fox, badger, beech marten, vair, bobcat, and even a small number of leopards.”
      “As members of the marten family, giant otters are susceptible to both diseases.”
martern
  1. Obsolete form of marten.
marterns
  1. plural of martern
  2. Examples:
    1. “She was all covered up in a long navy blue pinstriped coat, black tights and matching Dr Marterns boots.”
martlets
martens
  1. plural of marten
martins
  1. plural of martin
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