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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Mara

/mär'-ə/ · Ma·ra · IPA /ˈmɑːɹə/
01 n. The principal or ruling evil spirit.
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    The principal or ruling evil spirit.(Hind. Myth.)
02 n. A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
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    A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.(Norse Myth.)
03 n. The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent (Dolichotis patagonum or Dolichotis Patagonicus) of the pampas of Argentina.
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    The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent (Dolichotis patagonum or Dolichotis Patagonicus) of the pampas of Argentina.(Zool.)