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ma·ra (m

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Any of various long-eared and long-legged cavies of the genus Dolichotis, inhabiting the scrub desert and grasslands of central and southern Argentina. Also called Patagonian hare.

[American Spanish mará, perhaps of Araucanian origin.]

mara [məˈrɑː]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a harelike South American rodent, Dolichotis patagonum, inhabiting the pampas of Argentina: family Caviidae (cavies)

[from American Spanish mará, perhaps of Araucanian origin]

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Noun	1.	Mara - Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
	2.	mara - hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina Dolichotis patagonum gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing Dolichotis, genus Dolichotis - maras

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