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Webster 1913 Edition
Mara
‖
Ma′ra
,Noun.
[Skr.
māra
.] (Hind. Myth.)
The principal or ruling evil spirit.
E. Arnold.
Ma′ra
,Noun.
[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.
‖Ma′ra
,Noun.
(Zool.)
The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent (
Dolichotis patagonum
or Dolichotis Patagonicus
) of the pampas of Argentina.