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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Mara
    n 1: Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
    2: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: mara,
       Dolichotis patagonum]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[=a]ra.] (Hind. Myth.)
   The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold.
   [1913 Webster]
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
   [1913 Webster]
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. (Zool.)
   The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent (Dolichotis
   patagonum or Dolichotis Patagonicus) of the pampas of
   Argentina.
   [1913 Webster]
5. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Mara
   bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself
   because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).
6. Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Mara, Marah, bitter; bitterness
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