different between mongoose vs marten

English

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Alternative forms

• mungoose (archaic)

Etymology

1690s. Borrowed from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi ?????? (mu?g?s), from Old Marathi ???????????????????????? (mu?gusa), from Telugu ?????? (mu?gisa). Spelling altered by folk-etymological association with goose. Displaced native Old English n?dreb?ta (literally “snake biter”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??.?u?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m??.?us/, /?m??.?us/

Noun

mongoose (plural mongooses or (nonstandard) mongeese)

1. Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. The Indian mongoose is noted as a predator of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
2. Any species of Malagasy mongooses; only distantly related to the Herpestidae, these are members of the family Eupleridae; they resemble mongooses in appearance and habits, but have larger ears and ringed tails.

Derived terms

• African mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
• Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens)
• banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
• Bengal mongoose (Herpestes javanicus palustris)
• black-footed mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes)
• black-legged mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes)
• black mongoose (Galerella nigrata)
• brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor)
• bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda)
• Cape gray mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta)
• collared mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus)
• common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
• common mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
• crab-eating mongoose (Herpestes urva)
• dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
• Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
• Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus)
• Grandidier's mongoose (Galidictis grandidieri)
• Indian brown mongoose (Herpestes fuscus)
• Indian gray mongoose/Indian mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
• Liberian mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni)
• long-nosed mongoose (Herpestes naso)
• Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni)
• Javan mongoose (Herpestes javanicus)
• large gray mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
• marsh mongoose (Herpestes javanicus palustris)
• Meller's mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri)
• mongoose bat
• mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
• narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata)
• Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii)
• ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
• ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii)
• Selous's mongoose (Paracynictis selousi)
• short-tailed mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus)
• slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)
• stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis)
• Somalian slender mongoose (Galerella ochracea)
• white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
• yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
• zebra mongoose (Mungos mungo)

Translations

Anagrams

• gonosome

English

Wikispecies

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??.t?n/, /?m??.t?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m??.t?n/, [?m??.?n?]
• Hyphenation: mar?ten
• Rhymes: -??(?)t?n
• Homophones: martin, Martin (in some accents)

Etymology 1

From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthr?n (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Noun

marten (plural martens)

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

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Etymology 2

Noun

marten (plural martens)

1. Archaic form of martin (the bird)
   • 1829, Magazine of Natural History (volume 1, page 402)

     Towards the end of the month, swallows and house martens congregate, and are often seen resting on the ridges or sloping roofs of buildings.

Anagrams

• Arment, rament