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Ara

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A·ra  (âr)
n.
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the constellations Norma and Telescopium.
[Latin ra, altar, the constellation Ara; see as- in Indo-European roots.]
Ara [ˈɑːrə]
n Latin genitive Arae [ˈɑːriː]
(Astronomy) a constellation in the S hemisphere near Scorpius
[from Latin: altar]
ARA
abbreviation for (in Britain)
Associate of the Royal Academy
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Noun1.Ara - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma
2.AraAra - macaws                              
genus Ara
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Psittacidae, Psittacidae - coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
macaw - long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots


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Possibly Ara was a friend with whom the Archer was sharing his food.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The German leaped upon the parapet behind him--the fat hands raised the rifle butt aloft for the cowardly downward thrust into the naked back and then, as moves Ara, the lightning, moved Tarzan of the Apes.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
"Tell me," he continued, "if you be the great king who sends Ara, the lightning; who makes the great noise and the mighty winds, and sends the waters down upon the jungle people when the days are dark and it is cold.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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