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ma·ra [muh-rah] Pronunciation Key

–noun

Patagonian hare.

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Mā·ra

[mahr-uh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.

2.	Buddhism. Satan, who tried to seduce the Buddha at the time of his Enlightenment.

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ma·ra (mə-rä') Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various long-eared and long-legged cavies of the genus Dolichotis, inhabiting the scrub desert and grasslands of central and southern Argentina. Also called Patagonian hare.

[American Spanish mará, perhaps of Araucanian origin.]

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mara
noun
1.	Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
2.	hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mara

Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[=a]ra.] (Hind. Myth.) The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold.

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Mara

Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See Nightmare.] (Norse Myth.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

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Mara

Ma"ra\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis Patagonicus).

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mara

bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mara

Mara, Marah, bitter; bitterness