Mara

  1. Proper noun.  (biblical character, otherwise rare) (given name, female) .
  2. Proper noun.  (Hinduism) Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.
  3. Proper noun.  (context, Slavic mythology) Slavic goddess of winter and death; Marena or Maržanna.
  4. Noun.  A member of a predominantly agricultural tribe of southern Assam and western Burma.
  5. Noun.  a rodent, scientific name ''Dolichotis'', common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina.

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