mare

mare ¹  (mâr)

n.

An adult female horse or the female of other equine species.

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[Middle English, alteration of Old English mre (influenced by forms of mearh, horse); see marko- in Indo-European roots.]

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ma·re ²  (mär)

n. pl. ma·ri·a (-r-)

Any of the large dark areas on the moon or on Mars or other planets.

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[Latin, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots.]

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mare¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the adult female of a horse or zebra

[from Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German mariha, Old Norse merr mare]

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mare²

n pl maria [ˈmɑːrɪə]

1. (Astronomy) (capital when part of a name) any of a large number of huge dry plains on the surface of the moon, visible as dark markings and once thought to be seas: Mare Imbrium (Sea of Showers)

2. (Astronomy) a similar area on the surface of Mars, such as Mare Sirenum

[from Latin: sea]

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mare  (mär)

Plural maria (mär-)

Any of the large, low-lying dark areas on the Moon or on Mars or other inner planets. The lunar maria are believed to consist of volcanic basalts, and many are believed to be basins formed initially by large impacts with meteoroids and later filled with lava flows. Compare terra.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mare - female equine animal                 female horse Equidae, family Equidae - horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times broodmare, stud mare - a female horse used for breeding
	2.	mare - a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon maria region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

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mare noun

Related words
collective noun stud

Translations

mare [mɛəʳ]

A. N → yegua f

B. CPD mare's nest N (fig) → parto m de los montes

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mare [ˈmɛə^r] n (= female horse) → jument f

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mare

n (= horse) → Stute f; (= donkey) → Eselin f

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mare [mɛəʳ] n → giumenta, cavalla

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mare [mɛəʳ] n → giumenta, cavalla

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mare

n mare [meə]

a female horse. merrie فَرَس، اُنْثى الخَيْل кобила klisna hoppe die Stute φοράδα yegua mära مادیان tamma jument סוּסָה घोड़ी, गधी kobila kanca kuda betina meri, hryssa cavalla, giumenta 雌馬 암말 kumelė ķēve kuda betina merrie hoppe, merr klacz, kobyła égua iapă кобыла kobyla kobila kobila sto, märr ม้าหรือลาตัวเมีย kısrak 母馬 кобила گھوڑی ngựa cái 母马

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mare → فرس klisna hoppe Stute φοράδα yegua tamma jument kobila giumenta 雌馬 암말 merrie hoppe klacz égua кобыла märr ม้าหรือม้าลายตัวเมีย kısrak ngựa cái 母马