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MARA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
Synonyms:
Dolichotis patagonum; mara
Classified under:
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:
Instance hypernyms:
Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)