American+sable

  • 1American Sable — The American Sable is a rabbit breed recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA). AppearanceThe American Sable is a result of Chinchilla rabbit crosses. Sables are identical to Chinchilla rabbits in body conformation, but their… …

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  • 2American sable — noun valued for its fur • Syn: ↑American marten, ↑Martes americana • Hypernyms: ↑marten, ↑marten cat * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a pine marten ( …

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  • 3American sable — 1. the pine marten, Martes americana, of the U.S. and Canada. 2. the fur of this animal. * * * …

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  • 4Sable — Sa ble, n. [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. s[ o]bole.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family ({Mustela zibellina}) native of… …

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  • 5American — aloe (century plant); American beauty (crimson rose); American buffalo (bison); American cheddar (also called American cheese or store cheese); American cheese (cheddar); American cloth (oil cloth); American cotton (upland cotton); American… …

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  • 6Sable (disambiguation) — Things known as Sable include: * Sable, a fixed blade knife *Sable, a mammal in the mustelid (weasel) family *Mercury Sable, an automobile model *Jon Sable, the fictional mercenary (and comic book title), commonly referred to simply as Sable **… …

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  • 7sable — I. n. 1. Zibelline, marten (Mustela zibellina). 2. Pine marten, American sable (Mustela abietum). II. a. Dark, dusky, sombre, ebon, black …

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  • 8American marten — noun valued for its fur • Syn: ↑American sable, ↑Martes americana • Hypernyms: ↑marten, ↑marten cat * * * American marten, the species of marten native to North America, related to the weasel …

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  • 9American marten — Conservation status Least Concern ( …

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  • 10sable — [sā′bəl] n. pl. sables or sable [OFr < ML sabelum < MDu sabel < OHG zobel < Russ sobol ] 1. any marten; esp., the stone marten or a darker American species (Martes americana) 2. a) the costly fur or pelt of the sable b) [pl.] a coat,… …

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