[mair] 
| a fully mature female horse or other equine animal. |
[mahr-ey, mair-ee] [mahr-ee-uh, mair-] . Astronomy. | any of the several large, dark plains on the moon and Mars: Galileo believed that the lunar features were seas when he first saw them through a telescope. |
| Marine Engineer. |
| mare 1 (mâr) n. An adult female horse or the female of other equine species. [Middle English, alteration of Old English mȳre (influenced by forms of mearh, horse); see marko- in Indo-European roots.] |
| ma·re 2 (mä'rā) n. pl. ma·ri·a (-rē-ə) Any of the large dark areas on the moon or on Mars or other planets. [Latin, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots.] |
| mare (mä'rā) Pronunciation Key
Plural maria (mä'rē-ə) Any of the large, low-lying dark areas on the Moon or on Mars or other inner planets. The lunar maria are believed to consist of volcanic basalts, and many are believed to be basins formed initially by large impacts with meteoroids and later filled with lava flows. Compare terra. |