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for mara
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[=a]ra.] (Hind. Myth.)
The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See
Nightmare.] (Norse Myth.)
A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on
their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. (Zool.)
The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent ({Dolichotis
patagonum or Dolichotis Patagonicus) of the pampas of
Argentina.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Mara
n 1: Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
2: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: mara,
Dolichotis patagonum]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :
Mara
bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself
because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) :
Mara, Marah, bitter; bitterness
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