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marten ~ martin

[the same pronunciation, as in ‘martin’]

“Marten” is ‘an animal, looks like a squirrel but much bigger, lives in trees, hunted for its fur (skin with hair on it)’,

e.g.

Pine martens are getting fewer and fewer year by year due to excessive hunting.

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“Martin” is ‘a small bird, like a swallow’,

e.g.

Some times it could be a nuisance when a nesting pair of house martins nests directly above your bedroom window.

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