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ma·ra

(mə-rä′)

Either of two cavies (Dolichotis salinicola or D. patagonum) of the grasslands of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay, having long legs and dense fur. Also called Patagonian hare.

[American Spanish mará, from Mapuche.]

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mara

(məˈrɑː)

(Animals) a harelike South American rodent, Dolichotis patagonum, inhabiting the pampas of Argentina: family Caviidae (cavies)

[from American Spanish mará, perhaps of Araucanian origin]

mara

(Spanish maˈra)

(Sociology) one of several organized criminal gangs of Central American origin also operating in the US

[C20: from Spanish: gang]

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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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