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MARA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina

Synonyms:

Dolichotis patagonum; mara

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mara" is a kind of...):

gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Holonyms ("mara" is a member of...):

Dolichotis; genus Dolichotis (maras)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)

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